Gerry :
I was 7 in 1966. My bike was a gold 20" cruiser bike with chrome fenders, chrome wheels, balloon tires, parcel carrier, front basket, handles mounted bell, and a "gas tank." Christmas was magic. I watched the Grinch and A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV and dreamed of Santa's visit. Christmas day was opening presents, my mother preparing the turkey dinner in the kitchen, my father playing Christmas music on the stereo console, and the entire house smelling of gravy, stuffing, and turkey.
We had a house in the suburbs, a new car, and my mother easily gave up working. It was a simpler time, a slower pace, and we kids were never in the house unless it was too cold or too rainy. I miss that simplicity.
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