The Ruby Chronicles (#3)

Editor Note:  The Ruby Chronicles come to me courtesy of Sid Stivland. 

Walking To and From School

What a picture we must have made – five brothers and sisters walking Indian style over fields, meadows, and hills.  Neighbor children joined us.  Our two-mile walk was exhilarating and fun.  

Time passed quickly when our older sister taught us spelling and poetry.

When we were in the lower grades, we would rush in and say to our teacher, “I can spell ‘extraordinary’ or some word of many syllables.”  Even more exciting was when we could say to her, “We can recite ‘The Village blacksmith’ or ‘Still Sits the Schoolhouse By the Road’”.  

To change our route during the muddy season and crawl under ten fences was a challenge.

When homeward bound, our dear neighbor lady often called to us, “Kom in for kaffe”.  Oh how good the coffee and home-made bread tasted.  Yum yum.  It makes my mouth water.

Ruby Johnson Anderson