What are the best memories you have of home? Home being your childhood home or anywhere else.

-- Piper (piperdane@yahoo.com), December 17, 1999

Answers

Weather cold enough for the snow to crunch underfoot, a north wind blowing, a nice Christmas tree with the candles lit ( Yeah I am old ! ) The sparkling tinsel and the wondrous, beautiful ornaments. The week end and Dad is home rather than working. No entrance allowed to the kitchen and the aromas are driving me wall climbing wild because I can nasally identify many of my most favorite foods and goodies, occasionally Mom would come into the room and give us samples to drool over. Sitting at ease after supper which was late because of the preparations for the holiday. Dad and Mom taking turns, reading stories and poems and I was still young enough to ask a question about what those words meant they were saying. Mama drawing me to her knee and telling me a story in simple words for my enjoyment. She always had a knack of making me feel special. Dad rattling coal from the coal scuttle into the stove to bank the fire for the night and me, pleading for just a few minutes more of staying up. Finally getting into a warm, comfortable bed knowing that I am loved and secure in our home.

-- Denver doug (ionoi@webtv.net), March 20, 2000.