Going Back In Time

Three Little Fishies

Down in the meadow in an itty bitty pool

Swam three little fishies and a mama fishie too

Swim said the mama fishie, swim if you can

And they swam and they swam all over the Dam

(chorus)

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

An they swam and they swam all over the dam

Stop! said the mama fishie or you will get lost

The three little fishies didn't want to be bossed

The three little fishies went off on a spree

And they swam and swam right out to the sea

(chorus)

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

And they swam and they swam right out to the sea

Help! cried the little fishie, look at the whales

And quick as they could they turned on their tails

And back to the pool in the meadow they swam

And they swam and they swam back over the dam

(chorus)

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

Boop, Boop dittem dattem wattem - chu

And they Swam and they swam back over the dam

And they Swam and they swam back over the dam

LOL I know you younger ladies are laughing your heads off, but my dear mama used to sing this song, along with several others, and they had the nerve to talk about the songs we sang in the 60's It was a good time, and every generation has some craziness in it, hope you enjoy these older songs and perhaps your moms can tell you a thing or two about them.

Reminising of Days Gone By

We have been talking about days gone by on my message board, and the ladies have brought to mind so many things that we used to have, and used to use, and that are no longer part of our life, some good things, some that were much harder for us as women in the older days.

I am talking in the 60's now, some reading may remember even times before then, but my times of remembering are in that time period. I remember the wringer washing machine, and we had to hang the clothes out on the clothes line because dryers had not been invented yet. I remember a friend using the old petal sewing machine, and my mom making dresses and skirts out of flour sacks, do you remember some of these things. Children playing with paper dolls, and Tonka trucks and in sand boxes out side actually.

The times were much simpler then, and the days did not seem like they passed so quickly. When we went to church everyone was in a dress with hat and gloves, now it is hard to tell the women of the church from the women of the world. Now that is a shame, God told us to come out and be separate, that we are in the world but not of the world, have we forgotten those verses, I am talking mainly to women now, but men you have failed miserably, you have let the women take lead in the homes, the work force, even in some churches. Shame on you guys, step up to the plate now, take back your homes, be head of them, and teach your family the Godly way, Christ set it up, He is the head, men are under him, and the women under the men, then the children, for some reason an just between you and me, "I really think it is Satan", making women blinded to the truth that God has give, she works out side the home, not to support her family, but to have all the things she wants, instead of being at home raising her own children, some one in a day care is doing it, we had a lady in our church told me I cannot stand being home with my children they are such brats, can you imagine that, not being able to stand your own children. Now if you have lost your husband that is a whole other story, and of course I would not be talking to you, but if you are working to have more things then you need to re-think, what is important to you.

Is a new car, or new sofa more important than your children? Or your husband? God forbid if you think it is. It is time Men came back to being Godly men, and women start acting like women again, dress like women, wear your hair like women, make your husband proud that he is married to you, a women. A women created after his image, and he is created after God's image, before you do any thing ask yourself, is this pleasing to the lord, if you have to wonder about it, then it is not pleasing to him. Do all things according to his will, and he will lead you into the paths of righteousness, I hope you ponder on all that I have said, and that you ask the lord if you are pleasing to him. Have a very blessed day, and may God bless you and your home.

ANYONE REMEMBER THEM ?? The History of 'APRONS' !!

I don't think our kids know, what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had only a few,it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes. REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. * I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron !!!! *

So get out your machine And make yourself one, McCall's still sells patterns for them.