door. obviously, this was before we had telephones to call ahead to make plans with the people who wanted to visit. company was always a welcome surprise.
what wonderful times we all had. the parents would visit, while we kids usually would run and play. if it was summer, we played outdoors. we got plenty of exercise playing outdoor games, such as hide and seek, tag, kick the can, marbles, and other such games. sometimes my brothers and the other fellows played basketball. our basketball court was dirt, and the goal attached to the shed was a steel rim with no net.
we girls took turns swinging. the swing was a rope 