Summers long ago were so much more fun than today. Leave home in the morning to do whatever, stop in for a quick sandwich at lunch, and then back out until supper. Parents didn’t worry where you were or what you were doing (as long as it wasn’t destructive or hurtful) as long as you were home for meals and chores were done. Eight blissful hours of daily unstructured activity with one week of summer scout camp between Memorial Day and Labor day. The heat and humidity didn’t bother us kids and mosquito bites and sunburns were the only part of the experience that wasn’t much fun.
Summers long ago were so much more fun than today. Leave home in the morning to do whatever, stop in for a quick sandwich at lunch, and then back out until supper. Parents didn’t worry where you were or what you were doing (as long as it wasn’t destructive or hurtful) as long as you were home for meals and chores were done. Eight blissful hours of daily unstructured activity with one week of summer scout camp between Memorial Day and Labor day. The heat and humidity didn’t bother us kids and mosquito bites and sunburns were the only part of the experience that wasn’t much fun.