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jdmkleinWe lived on Oaklawn when Eileen was born. Besides her birth, there are many memories from when my family lived there.
Sniffer Dawn was my first dog. She was a wiener dog. I remember her being long with short legs and floppy ears. She was a bit of a touchy pup, she didn't like it when I shut the door on her nose and to show me her dislike, she bit me on my toe. I cried and ran to Mother who kissed it and made it all better. Sniffy Dawn got put in the backyard until she calmed down and her nose was not so tender.
We had a parakeet, too. It was blue. I don't know if it was a boy or a girl bird. I do remember the bird liked to walk around the downstairs rather than fly. It also liked to ride on Sniffy's dog collar. One time that is right at the top of my memories for our Oaklawn home was the day Mother put color in the oleo.
Mother at the kitchen counter in front of one of the windows. She had her back to the room so she missed the parade of Sniffer Dawn with the bird on her gorgeous pink collar and me, followed by my imaginary friends, Dede and Dorie Dopp. I was wearing a white blouse with ruffles down the front on either side of the buttons and a plaid skirt with straps going over my shoulders to keep it up. I remember wearing my red Buster Brown's. I hated those shoes with the two buckles on each. They took so long to put on and take off. I had to wear Buster Brown's until I was in first grade and made my first holy communion. For that, I got black patent leather Mary Janes with a strap that went over the top of the foot. Those were only for Church on Sundays and special occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter.
I seem to be wandering all over the place when I really want to write about my Oaklawn home.
To be continued.
Sniffer Dawn was my first dog. She was a wiener dog. I remember her being long with short legs and floppy ears. She was a bit of a touchy pup, she didn't like it when I shut the door on her nose and to show me her dislike, she bit me on my toe. I cried and ran to Mother who kissed it and made it all better. Sniffy Dawn got put in the backyard until she calmed down and her nose was not so tender.
We had a parakeet, too. It was blue. I don't know if it was a boy or a girl bird. I do remember the bird liked to walk around the downstairs rather than fly. It also liked to ride on Sniffy's dog collar. One time that is right at the top of my memories for our Oaklawn home was the day Mother put color in the oleo.
Mother at the kitchen counter in front of one of the windows. She had her back to the room so she missed the parade of Sniffer Dawn with the bird on her gorgeous pink collar and me, followed by my imaginary friends, Dede and Dorie Dopp. I was wearing a white blouse with ruffles down the front on either side of the buttons and a plaid skirt with straps going over my shoulders to keep it up. I remember wearing my red Buster Brown's. I hated those shoes with the two buckles on each. They took so long to put on and take off. I had to wear Buster Brown's until I was in first grade and made my first holy communion. For that, I got black patent leather Mary Janes with a strap that went over the top of the foot. Those were only for Church on Sundays and special occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter.
I seem to be wandering all over the place when I really want to write about my Oaklawn home.
To be continued.
