I have so many happy memories of staying at my grandparents farm when I was small. I can still remember exactly what the house looked like as you walked into it. There was the kitchen when you walked in. Off the kitchen there was a huge pantry where the refridgerator was. Grandma always had "windmill" cookies which I think you can still buy! Also I remember my sister Debbie loved Alpha Bit cereal so she had those too. Through the pantry was a large storage area and through that were 2 small rooms. One which I made into a tiny house for me to play in. My grandpa's bedroom was a little room off the kitchen. To the right of the kitchen was the dining room and a little further was the living room. A narrow hallway led to the stairs and another door to the front yard. Upstairs there were 3 bedrooms. One was grandma's, one Carols and one was an extra. A storage closet was at the end of the hall between the bedrooms. I loved sleeping with my grandma. She always did the word games from the newspaper. In the winter she went to the basement where the furnace was to put in coal to heat the house. I don't think much was down there. A favorite thing for me to do was to go through drawers to find pennies. I wonder if maybe she put them there? She also had lots of buttons that I made into necklaces. I was also allowed to rollerskate through the dining room down a small ledge into the kitchen. How fun was that!! There was a large weeping willow tree in the front yard that I loved to play under. There was a large area on the side of the house that had lots of apple trees. I loved sitting in the tree with some salt eating them. In the pictures above there is a picture of Joan and me standing near the house. In another picture is of a bank that they turned the house into. Where the drive thru is, is where the apple trees were. Grandma had a black dog named Blackie that she had forever. When they moved into town, Blackie found his way back to the farm. They also had a parakeet named Pete. He was allowed to fly around once in awhile. Grandma taught him how to say "pretty Pete". Not too far away across the railroad tracks was an A&W rootbeer stand. I was able to walk over there with a gallon jug to get the rootbeer and we would have "black cows". Yummy!! Once in awhile I was able to go get eggs from the chickens. I remember one summer she had a garden and I loved the creamed peas she made. I also remember the watermellon pickles but I never tried them. I think of all the good times we had all the time. I really miss my grandma. When my mom died, she kind of replaced her.
I have so many happy memories of staying at my grandparents farm when I was small. I can still remember exactly what the house looked like as you walked into it. There was the kitchen when you walked in. Off the kitchen there was a huge pantry where the refridgerator was. Grandma always had "windmill" cookies which I think you can still buy! Also I remember my sister Debbie loved Alpha Bit cereal so she had those too. Through the pantry was a large storage area and through that were 2 small rooms. One which I made into a tiny house for me to play in. My grandpa's bedroom was a little room off the kitchen. To the right of the kitchen was the dining room and a little further was the living room. A narrow hallway led to the stairs and another door to the front yard. Upstairs there were 3 bedrooms. One was grandma's, one Carols and one was an extra. A storage closet was at the end of the hall between the bedrooms. I loved sleeping with my grandma. She always did the word games from the newspaper. In the winter she went to the basement where the furnace was to put in coal to heat the house. I don't think much was down there. A favorite thing for me to do was to go through drawers to find pennies. I wonder if maybe she put them there? She also had lots of buttons that I made into necklaces. I was also allowed to rollerskate through the dining room down a small ledge into the kitchen. How fun was that!! There was a large weeping willow tree in the front yard that I loved to play under. There was a large area on the side of the house that had lots of apple trees. I loved sitting in the tree with some salt eating them. In the pictures above there is a picture of Joan and me standing near the house. In another picture is of a bank that they turned the house into. Where the drive thru is, is where the apple trees were. Grandma had a black dog named Blackie that she had forever. When they moved into town, Blackie found his way back to the farm. They also had a parakeet named Pete. He was allowed to fly around once in awhile. Grandma taught him how to say "pretty Pete". Not too far away across the railroad tracks was an A&W rootbeer stand. I was able to walk over there with a gallon jug to get the rootbeer and we would have "black cows". Yummy!! Once in awhile I was able to go get eggs from the chickens. I remember one summer she had a garden and I loved the creamed peas she made. I also remember the watermellon pickles but I never tried them. I think of all the good times we had all the time. I really miss my grandma. When my mom died, she kind of replaced her.
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Did all four kids live on the farm with Grandma and your mom, or was that after she died? Is that Grandpa Gulgren in the picture?
Yes, that is grandpa, Debbie and me. I think we all stayed with her when we were young but I don't know for how long. I do remember when we lived in Tacoma, we came back for a summer.
When I read about your memories, it always brings a tear to my eye. I miss grandma too..
I really enjoy all your stories and old family photos, Cathy! Thanks for sharing.
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