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(Sing this!) - If you sing it, its especially hysterical!!!
Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things. Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things. When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things...
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favourite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.
To Read The January 11th Article in the Ellwood City Ledger About The New Book, History of Ellwood City,
Click On To The Blue Button.
Just to let you know, there is a
Postcard History
of
Ellwood City
Go to Amazon.com, to order the book at a reduced price. Order two and get free shipping.
Barns and Noble also has the book.
Another Article Written By
Patty Poholsky Gunnett
Printed in the
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Storytelling: A little subterfuge helped the fudge taste even sweeter
Friday, January 06, 2012
By Patty Gunnett
Stirring chocolate fudge
Everyone get ready," my sister excitedly called out to my brother and me. "Mother and daddy are almost out of the driveway."
Growing up in the late 1940s, there was not much to do for fun in the small town of Ellwood City.
Every Wednesday evening, my parents went on a date. A double feature was playing at either one of two theaters in town, the Majestic or the Manos. The price of a ticket was 35 cents. They could often see their favorite actor, Cary Grant, or their favorite actress, Jean Arthur, in one of the films.
As soon as we were out from under parental control, we could count on at least two hours to complete the project we looked forward to from week to week.
Before my parents left, they gave my brother strict instructions:
"Donnie, being the oldest, you are in charge. Be certain the three of you do your homework before you listen to the radio. If you play outside, make sure you are in the house before the street lights come on. Lastly, do not let your sisters use the stove. We will be home before it is time for the three of you to go to bed."
"You can count on me," my brother sheepishly responded.
My mother, sister and I often baked sweet treats such as donuts and cookies. However, candy was not allowed on a regular basis. My parents kept a bag of Brach's hard candy hidden so well, we could never find it.
Every Friday night, we three children lined up, anxiously waiting for our dad to dole out our one candy piece per week. An exception would be getting an extra piece on those occasions when we needed it to kill the taste of having castor oil forced down our throat to help Mother Nature. Yuk!
To further satisfy our sweet tooth, we decided to make fudge.
"Get the pan and cocoa, Patty, I will get the milk and sugar," my sister excitedly announced. "We must not waste time."
Before we started, we had to swear our brother to secrecy. We did this by promising him one-half of the fudge. Also, part of the deal was he didn't have to do any of the work, just be a part of the cover-up.
Soon the aroma of the fudge bubbling up permeated the air with the sweetest of smells. My sister and I took turns stirring the mixture, dropping a small portion in a glass of water to see if it formed a ball. If it did, we knew it was ready. Hooray!
Sometimes we would panic, afraid we would not get it done in time. When that happened, we ate the runny mixture with a spoon so we wouldn't get caught in the act.
When it was not our turn to stir, we had fun wrestling on the living room floor with our brother. Another forbidden activity -- wow!
When the treat was ready, we gave our brother his promised half. He immediately started to devour it. We started eating ours and we thought we were in seventh heaven. I wonder if it didn't taste exceptionally good because we thought we were getting away with something.
"We can't eat all of the pieces at once. Can we come up with a plan?" I asked my sister, Beverly. She put her fingers to her forehead, deep in thought.
"I know what we can do," I blurted out. "Quick, hide the uneaten pieces in the kitchen cupboard we hardly ever use -- all it holds is junk. Mother and daddy will never notice the difference. When daddy is at work and mother is either outside or down in the basement, we will finish devouring it."
When our parents arrived home from the movies, the house still smelled of chocolate, the milk and sugar supply had dwindled, and we must have looked guilty. Being forced to confess would certainly bring about severe punishment.
Looking back, our naivete makes me smile.
Our parents must have known what was going on. Maybe they allowed this behavior as a treat since we were fairly good kids. Or maybe they felt guilty for not taking us to the movies with them. Or maybe they thought our guilt was punishment enough.
Even though future years would require many unpleasant trips to the dentist for us three kids, nothing deterred us from cooking up many more batches of fudge!
When you go to this site, click on the dogs one by one, try to match them up with two that are the same, and see what happens. It's a memory game... very cool!
Go To The MESSAGE FORUM Link and Read Post # 128 About Ellwood City's High School. Information Found In Writing History Of Ellwood City
Please Post Your Response
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Lincoln High Class of 1953
met for a casual lunch, Noon - Thursday February 2nd
and, if you were not there ...
they talked about you.
Pictures appear on
Classmates Gather Page
Next lunch meeting will be
Noon Thursday
March 2nd
Wolverine Restaurant
2265 River Road
Ellwood City, PA
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Try This, If You Dare To...
It Will Link You To A
LIFESPAN CALCULATOR
To Estimate How Long YOU Will Live!
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TODAY IS THE OLDEST
YOU'VE EVER BEEN,
YET THE YOUNGEST
YOU'LL EVER BE,
SO ENJOY THIS DAY
WHILE IT LASTS.
Do You Check The Announcements At The Bottom Of The Home Page? Do You Check The Message Forum Regularly? You Can Insert Information On Each Of These Places.
Come on in and look around! Set up your profile, log in and leave announcements and updates so everyone can keep up with what is goin on in your life. It's your site and it's FREE!!!
No trees were injured in the creation of this
web page, but a large number of electrons were
terribly inconvenienced.
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Just A Reminder, ... What The Economy Looked Like .. When You Hit The Street ...
Average Income ..... $4011.00
New House ..... $9,550.00
Ford Car ..... $1,650.00
Gasoline ..... $0.22
1st Class Postage Stamp ..... $0.03
10 # Sugar ..... $0.89
# Round Steak ..... $0.90
and a loaf of Wonder Bread
$0.16
Dwight D. Eisenhower was President
Dr. Jonas Salk announced the Polio Vaccine
Popular Movies, at the Manos and Majestic
The Robe
Shane
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Remember Dumont WDTV
Those Crazy Test Paterns
Popular TV Shows Were ...
I Love Lucy
Arthur Godfrey
Dragnet
By The Way, Color TV's Came Out In 1953, At A Cost of $1,175.00!
While Some Of Us Just Placed That Blue Glass In Front Of Our Black and White
and, I Know You Remember ...
Williams Dairy,
Pee Wee's,
Nick's Snack Bar,
and Isaly's
Just something to think about!
One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering. - Author Unknown
For those who "remember"
George Burns, and Gracie
Information about the year you were born,
your children, or the year you graduated.
The screen is going to fade to black; have your glasses on, and 'click' on the window "my birth year", and type in the year you wish to view, then "click" on the "?" mark.
You'll be pleasantly surprised with this one... Type the year only!! Then click the question (?) mark!
Sit back and enjoy!!
You will have to click your "back button", to return to this page.
Now, just for laughs ...
View this short video
Click The Button, Turn Up Your Sound
To
"Do You Remember These?"
A cheerful heart is good medicine...
May you always have Love to Share, Health to Spare And Friends that Care
I have always been told, you should learn something new every day.
Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where ...
what we learn today, we forget tomorrow.
But, give it a try.
OK Fellows, Try This 50's Auto Quiz
Sent by Robert Bushyeager
(well, you girls can try it to!)
If you really want to laugh,
I did.
Click on the button below
and watch the short video.
This site isn’t about waistlines, hairlines or credit lines.
It’s about lifelines.
It’s about reconnecting with our friends from
some of the best years of our lives -
It's about caring for our classmates and their families !
Nothing more,
Nothing less.
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On Your Birth Year
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