Nostalgia

I grew up in Wyandotte, MI [a suburb south of Detroit].  It was [and still is] a wonderful city.  In 2016 a Facebook group was established called All Things Wyandotte.  I didn't join the group until about a year ago.  I was a lurker for a long time, just enjoying all the photos and comments posted by current and past residents.  But I recently posted a picture of my father-in-law who was a policeman in the city with a beautiful tenor voice.  He used to go to all the elementary schools and put on safety assemblies, and he'd sing during them which earned him the title, "The Singing Policeman."  I vividly remember him coming to my school, but never in my wildest imagination ever thought he'd become my father-in-law some day! 

Below is the safety pamphlet he distributed during the assemblies.  The little girl directly in front of him is my sister-in-law, and my hubby and brother-in-law are in the photo too, but I didn't know them at that time.

Today Leslie T. Higdon posted a picture of her mother taken at Woodruff Elementary, one of the elementary schools in Wyandotte.  All the schools in Wyandotte are named after American Presidents.  The picture was taken in 1937 during kindergarten class, and Leslie's mom was the little girl at the ironing board.

I especially enjoyed seeing the two little girls at the table sipping a cup of pretend tea.  I asked Leslie for permission to post the picture, which she graciously granted.

She said her mother was English and loved tea.  She had hundreds of teapots, and when she passed away three years ago, they gave away almost 100 teapots at her memorial service. What a wonderful way to honor her memory.

I commented that kindergarten back then [and even when my daughter went in 1972] was a time for social development.  In today's culture children learn social skills in preschool so kindergarten has become very academic.  It's kind of sad that children have to grow up so quickly.

On another nostalgic note...  My daughter-in-law texted a picture this afternoon of the 'For Sale' sign that went up in front of their house today.  They've been working on getting the house ready to list for a while now, but the sign made it official.  Now she's feeling very emotional.

They moved into the house in 2013 and lots of happy memories have been made there.  There are 12 showings scheduled for this Thursday.  The good news is another family can make happy memories there, and Jeremy and Sam and the kids will have another house to make happy memories in.   Life is always moving and changing.

I'm off to make myself a cup of tea while I ponder all the things that have changed in my lifetime.  The May/June issue of Tea Time magazine arrived in today's mail, and I always look forward to reading it.  I'm with Rev. Sydney Smith who was quoted as saying:  "Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea!  How did it exist?  I am glad I was not born before tea."

 

Sure wish I had a piece of this adorable cake to go with my cup of tea!  My great-granddaughter, Juliana, turns two on April 3rd.  This would go perfectly with the Raggedy Ann doll and book I gave her for Christmas.