Since we grew up just a mile away from you, Dan, I'm surprising no one by saying that snow forts and tunnels were a yearly happening. And yes, we'd make forts in the back and front yards too! But my favorite memory you jogged was of the Wonder Bread bags on our feet. Everyone had bread bags keeping our feet dry (or damp, or soaked if we tore through them making forts). Fun stuff!
Grew up in Allenstown, decent hill for sledding at the top of the street. My sisters and I were preteen, would try anything once. They said," Lay flat on the toboggan next time down!!"... so I did. We had built a snow jump. I went airborne. My jaw came crashing down on that curved part and my bottom teeth went right through my lip...bloody mess. Glad you're watching your daughter, kids try the darndest things!
My husband and daughter built a snow fort in our backyard one year. She's in grad school now but we still talk about it. Their fort was in the backyard and safe from any snowblower accidents. They even decorated it!
My parents were real worrywarts, and always made sure our snow igloos did NOT have roofs! Just big igloos often made of snow packed as if bricks, going round and round as high as we could get it. Also, in the middle of the yard so no plows or vehicles could get to it.
I feel like we had a LOT more snow back in those days. (this was in NY state near the Tappan Zee Bridge)
Since we grew up just a mile away from you, Dan, I'm surprising no one by saying that snow forts and tunnels were a yearly happening. And yes, we'd make forts in the back and front yards too! But my favorite memory you jogged was of the Wonder Bread bags on our feet. Everyone had bread bags keeping our feet dry (or damp, or soaked if we tore through them making forts). Fun stuff!
Grew up in Allenstown, decent hill for sledding at the top of the street. My sisters and I were preteen, would try anything once. They said," Lay flat on the toboggan next time down!!"... so I did. We had built a snow jump. I went airborne. My jaw came crashing down on that curved part and my bottom teeth went right through my lip...bloody mess. Glad you're watching your daughter, kids try the darndest things!
My mother was adamantly opposed to my brother and I having anything to do with snow igloos, forts, or tunnels for fear of asphyxiation.
My husband and daughter built a snow fort in our backyard one year. She's in grad school now but we still talk about it. Their fort was in the backyard and safe from any snowblower accidents. They even decorated it!
Never leave a snow fort unwatched. Knock it down please.
My parents were real worrywarts, and always made sure our snow igloos did NOT have roofs! Just big igloos often made of snow packed as if bricks, going round and round as high as we could get it. Also, in the middle of the yard so no plows or vehicles could get to it.
I feel like we had a LOT more snow back in those days. (this was in NY state near the Tappan Zee Bridge)