I’m feeling a little nostalgic and lone today. I haven’t given my daughter the Memorial Day she deserves as a child. Maybe next year. But, thanks to her, and the little tinkle of music coming down the street, I got to eat a strawberry shortcake and find some words to write (words that have avoided me all day):
Ice cream tastes better
when it comes off an ice cream truck.
Fried Dough tastes better at a county fair.
Marshmallows taste better after a barbecue.
Ice cold lemonade tastes better after playing in the sun all day.
Everything tastes better in the memories of childhood.
May 30, 2011 @ 15:43:05
Agreed!
My favorite ice cream memories include Good Humor Toasted Almond . . . and hand-cranked ice cream made in the back yard.
May 30, 2011 @ 17:50:06
Hand-cranked is fun too. Friendly’s Watermelon Sherbert. YUM!
May 30, 2011 @ 16:20:53
My first taste of ice cream is still with me. I was old enough to appreciate the sweetness and amazed enough to wonder what it was.
I didn’t care. It was good!
Jaye
May 30, 2011 @ 17:49:33
Isn’t it amazing what memories we hold onto.
May 31, 2011 @ 04:42:59
Ice cream makes things better because it brings us back to childhood and it’s really bad for you
May 31, 2011 @ 08:15:45
Bad for the hips. Good for the soul.
May 31, 2011 @ 06:20:11
Wonderful words–and all true–something I never thought about before–how the experience/moment can enhance the taste.
May 31, 2011 @ 08:16:44
I’m sure some food can taste worse depending on the situation as well.
Jun 01, 2011 @ 08:08:40
Memba making our own ice cream? those were the days!!
Jun 01, 2011 @ 08:09:51
YUM! I want homemade ice cream for breakfast.