WORDS of the Past

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

kiss curls * milk box (to drop off milk in your wall).

tin lizzy heavens to Betsy my word bundle buggy pram poultice

saddle shoes zoot suit beehive hairdos kiss curls bell bottoms jumpsuit

britches upon my word shake a leg book bag fit as a fiddle chum

rouge horse feathers(nonsense) cobbler(shoe repair) cardigan crinoline

plats (as in braids) overalls pillbox hats smarty pants pick-up-sticks

tiddly winks marbles hopscotch double dutch soda shop hanky

Enough For Now

We used to have a milk box and had milk delivered 2-3 times a week, I think.

The milk used to come in bottles like this:



I even remember being small enough to climb through the milk box to open the door when my mama left her keys in the house one day.

Our milk man's name was Smitty.