List: When I was a Kid Stories | Curated by Barb Dalton

Jan 31, 2025
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When I was a Kid Stories
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The Daily Cuppa
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Barb Dalton
When I was a Kid, I Tried My Hand at PotteryI’m not sure how my parents knew the owners of the farm we used to visit, but I recall the entrance to their farmhouse had a pottery wheel.
Jan 13
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Jan 13
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When I Was a Kid Comic Books Were All The RageGrowing up, there was a small strip mall nearby that had a stationery shop. Rows of magazines catered to all ages. We knew the naughty ones…
Sep 25, 2024
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Sep 25, 2024
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When I Was a Kid, I Couldn’t Wait for My Birthday…Although my memory is foggy when it comes to having birthday parties, I fondly recall the anticipation of the arrival of mail — especially…
Sep 10, 2024
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Sep 10, 2024
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Barb Dalton
Remembering Days Gone By— Without modern technology
Apr 25, 2024
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Apr 25, 2024
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Do You Remember The Wombles?After a long day on the go in London, I returned to the hotel and flicked on the TV before tucking down for the night.
Apr 17, 2024
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Apr 17, 2024
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Snow? In England? In April?It sure looks like it, right?
Apr 11, 2024
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Apr 11, 2024
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When I Was a Kid, I Loved Shelling Sweet Peas ……and their flowers were so pretty too.
Mar 7, 2024
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Mar 7, 2024
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When I Was a Kid, I Was Infatuated With Holly HobbieI loved her patchwork dress and that large blue bonnet. Perhaps it was the fact she had a cat too? I remember having Holly Hobbie…
Feb 8, 2024
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Feb 8, 2024
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I’d Forgotten How Delicious Flannel Sheets Were In WinterNo, I’m not eating sheets! Us Kiwis are known for referring to items other than food as delicious.
Jan 19, 2024
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Jan 19, 2024
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When I Was a Kid, We Were Marched Off to School With a Fresh Hanky Up Our Sleeve.Women would always have one in their purse and men had one in their pants pocket. My Dad still uses them!
Jan 24, 2024
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Jan 24, 2024
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My son mentioned the word ‘typewriter’ in conversation — my mind instantly went back to my…Mum had an old, black typewriter that I LOVED to tinker on. She’d trained as a secretary and expertly navigated those keys without looking…
Jul 12, 2021
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Jul 12, 2021
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Barb Dalton
The Christmas Mail and Family Photo Annual DilemmaIt brings up the past, highlights the present — and it’s not all jolly!
Dec 13, 2023
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Dec 13, 2023
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A Trip to the Loo Was a Step Back in TimeBlame Rodrigo S-C. As soon as I read his Artschool Toilet Instructions story, I remembered taking this picture in New Zealand.
Dec 13, 2023
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Dec 13, 2023
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The Day My Mum Made EscargotsMy Dad had been to New Caledonia and had arrived home with snail shells. They sat in the fridge for months, until finally, Mum decided to…
Aug 14, 2023
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Aug 14, 2023
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Remembering Mr. WhippyFood trucks have become popular here in Montréal; restaurants set up mobile businesses that can serve their delicacies at public and…
Jun 29, 2022
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Jun 29, 2022
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The Memoirist
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Barb Dalton
A Childhood Doll Swept Me Back To the SeventiesThe story of Susan and two little girls.
Dec 4, 2023
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Dec 4, 2023
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When I Was a Kid, We’d Visit Friends on a FarmI’ll be honest here: as a kid, I always felt sorry for them. Why would you want to live in the middle of nowhere, be surrounded by stinky…
Aug 17, 2023
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Aug 17, 2023
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When I was a kid, one of my hobbies was collecting postage stamps.Whether from letters mum and dad received or ones my grandparents had saved, I had five albums full of beautiful stamps from all over the…
Aug 19, 2021
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Aug 19, 2021
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When I was a teen, I worked in a toy store…I stocked shelves, worked the cash, and answered customers' questions. I knew the ‘in’ toys for different ages. I quickly learned the more…
Jan 18, 2022
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Jan 18, 2022
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When I was a kid, January was Summer and that meant school holidays…We always went to our friends' crib in Wanaka where the weather was much hotter than the coastal town where we lived.
Jan 5, 2022
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Jan 5, 2022
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