Comments on: Eye on the Street

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:56:25 +0000

Your Mom sounds like a great lady!

By: Chris Billingsley

Chris Billingsley — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:56:00 +0000

Thanks AH. You are right of course.
Again I want to thank Scott for the picture but this time, with more sincerity. Seeing that image sparked so many childhood memories, most sweet but one very painful. At the time, I really didn’t understand the big deal about the sneakers but now, knowing that my mom was dealing with being a sudden widow with eight kids and a new job that paid very little money, I understand in a way that a child never could.
My mom, Loretta Billingsley, was strong enough to survive the Depression, World War II and Cold War, becoming widow the same year that President Kennedy was killed, and a little boy foolish enough to wear new shoes in a construction site. The Greatest Generation indeed!

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:44:00 +0000

Sorry, Mr. B, I’m with your mother on this one. You couldn’t have worn your old sneakers?!

By: So Many Books...So Little Time

So Many Books...So Little Time — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:49:06 +0000

For us, it was a huge pile of shrubs/trees/branches/bushes that my friend’s dad cut down. We spent hours burrowing our way down toward the middle, making tunnels, reshaping the pile, etc. This was over 35 years ago, and the fun I had is still a great memory.

By: Rival

Rival — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:06:17 +0000

Awesome. We did the same at a home site down the street from my house. Our neighborhood was mostly built out when we moved in, so nearby construction was a rare sight and too tempting to pass up when the contractors were away.