tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post4650730105267362868..comments2024-03-27T13:00:23.279-06:00Comments on Letters from Lin: Article #12-Old Fashioned ParadesGreat Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-39484719464292935562008-07-06T10:40:00.000-06:002008-07-06T10:40:00.000-06:00I grew up in California with HUGE Parades....think...I grew up in California with HUGE Parades....think the "Rose Parade", here. It wasn't until after I got married and moved to North Ogden (which at the time, was a small farming community) that I learned to love hometown parades down Main Street USA. Kids riding their bikes with helium filled balloons flapping in the breeze. Volunteer firemen blaring the horn and siren to the delight of the wispy willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194020052008879681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-89827418996091451832008-07-04T15:36:00.000-06:002008-07-04T15:36:00.000-06:00We slept outside many nights during the summer. I...We slept outside many nights during the summer. It was especially fun the night before Independence day, because they set off explosions at daybreak. It was exciting and mysterious--how many would set off, where were they? Of course we could have found the answers, but it was more fun to try and guess.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder.Jo, a retired teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802261544848161766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-72315921977659329832008-07-04T13:58:00.000-06:002008-07-04T13:58:00.000-06:00You were fortunate to live in a small town where c...You were fortunate to live in a small town where children were encouraged to participate in the July parades. I believe that early link to our National birthday builds patriotism in young minds -- something that seems to be disappearing from today's society. When I retired from teaching just a few years ago, I was disheartened by the number of children that didn't understand love of country. I Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597741708645201246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-74136725493550987042008-07-04T09:57:00.000-06:002008-07-04T09:57:00.000-06:00Small towns have the best parades. My daughter an...Small towns have the best parades. My daughter and her family will soon be heading to the Brush, CO parade. We've seen it twice and loved it. My mother will be attending the Molalla, OR parade this morning, along with my brother and his kids. No parade for me today, but I will get fireworks.<BR/>Happy 4th.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.com