I grew up in a city but we played many of the same games. Hot summer days we would sit on a stoop on the shady side of the street and play cards. One thing I remember is that certain seasons were for certain games or activities. Summer time we played stickball or dodge ball in the middle of the street (that was back during WII and there weren't many cars on the street due to rationing of gas) and as soon as school started we would get out our roller skates and the street was for staking instead of ball games.
Sometimes my mother would pack our lunch and I'd take my younger brothers and sisters on the bus to the big public pool, we left home at 11am, pool opened at noon and we left the pool cooled to the bone about 4:30 and arrived home tired and hungry for dinner.
Of course, it wasn't all play time, we had chores to do for our mothers, making beds, washing dishes, going to the grocery store, etc. and all done without any thought of us receiving any money for doing them.
Last edited by May in Jersey; 05-25-2012 at 01:02 PM.