Hand Me Downs (Childhood Memories)

In a large family one gets used to hand me down clothing from older brothers and sisters but one time my sister Peggy received some clothing (neatly packed) from a 'rich' girl. I thought she was the luckiest person and couldn't wait to get my mitts on the loot!

Of course everything in the box fit Peggy perfectly and looked nice on her so I had to wait my turn. Some of the clothes were only worn by Peggy (because only she could wear them well) but some items were passed down to me and I enjoyed them.

Next in line however was Moey who had relished in the idea of inheriting these beauties for some time. Unfortunately as happens styles had changed. Moey wouldn't let anything like that stop her.

My brother (Neil) would regularly hide her 'new' shoes and one classmate would make rather snide remarks about Moey's (now yellowed) white go go boots but she was determined to take her place in the now somewhat dulled limelight.

Moey is now a grade school teacher and one day one of her student's could no longer contain himself. "Mrs. Nagel, you are going to have to stop wearing your grandmother's dresses!"

So in this world of constant changes it's comforting to know that Moey's attire remains consistently out of fashion. JK!!

Twins? (Childhood Memories)

"Are there any twins in your family?"

It was a question I was asked often and enjoyed imagining the possibilities. I don't doubt it was a recurring prayer of thanks of the other members of my family that I was an only but this escaped my understanding.

Neil was closest in age but he had pouted when he had to pretend to be the same age as me when we took a trip on the NFTA (to get the kid fare) and he was for the most part a disagreeable cohort (when the idea wasn't his).

I figured Moey would have to fill in. I'm not sure Moey was a willing participant as even today she maintains she had multiple bad experiences with my 'creative' ideas.

When "The Parent Trap' came out with Haley Mills I decided she would be my model. I found to my sheer joy the perfect outfits for us: terry cloth white short sleeve t shirts and jeans.. exactly like the ones worn by my new heroine Haley!

I'd like to share some of the great experiences we in our twin roles but nothing comes to mind. I bet Moey will remember some of these swell times!