the kindergarten room
it was called the kindergarten room and to a newly-five-year-old little girl it was an enormous and wondrous place. two walls of windows flooded the space with light, and the air was filled with the...
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Wonderful. Your prose glows with the joyful, sunlit memories of childhood. :-) You had cartons of milk? Back in my school days in England, all children were issued, by Government decree with a quarter...
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This room must be every teacher's dream space. How I would have loved it all. The "golden light" of my kindergarten [or Infant School, as it is called here] experience also "cast its warmth on my back...
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thank you, kind ladies. however, it seems that fruitcake was so busy gobbling graham crackers and redirecting rivulets that she failed to take note of an errant apostrophe. she will, therefore, be...
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Fruitcake - the kindergarten room - how lovely. Beautiful, textured writing. It brought back a lot of memories, especially the feel of the crayons. I wonder how long ( or how many lifetimes) we...
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oh, jilly, my heart aches for this small girl: the spill, the run to the nuns, the sting of vinegar, the pain of needle tugging thread, only to leave a lifetime mark on her person and her soul. slate...
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Sorry it took me so long to post a comment. My son descended on us for 4 days an I couldn't get at my computer. This really brings back memories, of kindergarten, primary school, of school in general...
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I am reminded of my own school days whilst reading, the desks with the inset ink wells, l too, remember those small bottles of milk that we had to drink. I can smell the crayons and the distinct noise...
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Ah, kindergarten! When my first piece of art was created! It was a blob of clay, with a pine cone and a white candle stuck in it. Once dry it was painted white, and adorned with silver glitter. I...
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Oh, what a wonderful story! Your sensory memories still so clear in your mind. I have only the vaguest recollections. I learned a trick, though: In those days, the school would make sure we all got a...
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Kindergarten? Sounds delightful. An experience i never had until my daughters went to one. Fantastic days. Thanks fruitcake.
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