Red Rover ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

      Red Rover is one of those games from childhood that I remember existing but me rarely playing.  I can't say how many times I did play it when I was in elementary school--probably in second grade or earlier--but I know I played it at least once or twice.  I always wanted to play it but since you basically had to have a number of people to play, it was something we didn't do much.  Now if I played senior Red Rover I'd likely break my arms or do some kind of damage.  It's a call from the distance of childhood memory that I'll likely not hear again. Do kids play that game anymore?

Quill ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

       Quill catalogs used to come to my office regularly throughout the year.  Quill was an office supply company.  I don't think they had any retail stores, but just delivery in bulk orders.  I don't recall ordering anything from them.  If I did it wasn't very often.  I normally ordered from Staples I think, but that was over 20 years ago.  I don't need many office supplies these days.  But I still love them.

Philately: Postage Stamp Collecting ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

     Philately or postage stamp collecting used to be a very popular hobby when I was growing up.  I don't know that very many kids today collect stamps.  It's probably pretty boring to most modern kids. For me it was a great hobby. I would spend hours with my collection learning so much about the world and history.  But we didn't have so many other distractions in my youth.  It was a simpler time where patience was just what you had to have sometimes.  Peaceful, it was when I think back, but maybe not really.  Now it is all just past.