Wednesday, June 27, 2012

i was crossing the yard to the studio tonight. and i heard the distinct tinkly bell. i paniced. i was so excited. i ran in the back door of the studio. grabbed $5 and went dashing out the front door to the street. desperate to get to the sound of the bell before it had gone too far. do you remember 'dickie dee'? the bicycle full of ice cream and freezies and popsicles. do you remember that feeling? do you remember crowding around the little freezer on a bike. with neighbor kids. wondering if you had enough money to get what you wanted. and tonight i felt like i was 7 years old, racing after the dickie dee guy. but when i got to the street, it was just a bike with a baby trailer on the back, ringing a bell. oh, the disappointment. i haven't seen a dickie dee in years. tonight i was telling tom my sad little story and he told me he'd seen one ride past the house yesterday. a real one. not an imaginary one like the one i saw. so, the dream is alive......
tomorrow, thursday, june 28th, our little studio is open from 1 until 9. tracy is on holidays, so it's just me and the quilts.....and all the other stuff. lots of other stuff. i'll be there!

5 comments:

  1. Of course, I remember the little ice cream freezer attached to the bicycle of the ice cream man (boy does this bring back memories) HA Rarely did we ever have any money to purchase anything but he would stop and talk to us and tell us if we could wiggle our ears he would give us a free ice cream...never happened. Do you think he knew? HA

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  2. ours was a van... it played music through a loudspeaker and sometimes the recording was slow and scratchy... making it sound even more "old worldy" than it was... but I loved it. I would pretend I was Kevin's girlfriend in The Wonder Years :-) .... sigh... ♥Nostalgia....

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  3. Memories of a childhood when days were unburdened - I love your story very much it matches so well with the hot days and the memories how we spent them as children... Stay happy and keep your eyes open as you do now - it's a wonderful gift! Christa

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  4. We had a van when my kids were young--yours sounds fun. Hope you see the real thing soon. Love those summer memories!

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  5. i love hearing your memories...... the vans sound magical especially with the crackly music. like a movie. always keep a little of your childhood close to the surface.!!

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