tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207784828235333062.post4957428448835334841..comments2023-05-05T08:29:06.215-05:00Comments on The Burnett HomePlace: ToysHelene Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372256605575022331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207784828235333062.post-46950802915117871882010-01-26T22:03:06.974-06:002010-01-26T22:03:06.974-06:00What about walking to school? I used to walk from ...What about walking to school? I used to walk from Rosslyn & 43rd to Waltrip High & didn't think it was a big deal.<br /><br />Mrs. HangMrs. Hangmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801253146906037872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207784828235333062.post-69534364596789468822010-01-15T11:08:10.330-06:002010-01-15T11:08:10.330-06:00I'm sure there would have been an uproar, if t...I'm sure there would have been an uproar, if the folks there were like the modern day CPS.<br /><br />I liked being able to range all over the lake in a rowboat with friends when we moved to Muskego when I was 11. Fish, explore, everything was fine as long as you packed a life jacket.Helene Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372256605575022331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207784828235333062.post-89751622285255327372010-01-15T04:47:53.826-06:002010-01-15T04:47:53.826-06:00I know what you mean. The last couple of years in...I know what you mean. The last couple of years in Nevada I used to head into the desert from the ranch and spend the day alone. I had the single shot .22 rifle, about 20 cartridges, a canteen and lunch. Also a belt knife Dad had bough me some years earlier.<br />I would climb into the mountains and spend the day exploring. The folks knew which dirrection I had gone off in and I knew I had to be home by dark.<br />I kept my distance from the sidewinders and scorpions. There was no one to tell me if a rock wall was too steep or not stable. If it looked dangerous I stayed away from it, most of the time.<br />Those are some of my happest childhood memories. The first time I did it I was less than 10. I don't want to think what CPS would make of that today.Arthur B. Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181435760518570136noreply@blogger.com