Share Your Nostalgia

A few weeks ago, after some prodding from some blogger friends, I decided to experiment with a new feature. I was unsure if anyone would want to participate in another “Topic based” feature, so I asked around. The response was more than I had expected, so this is a trial run. In the days ahead, some of my favorite bloggers and guests will share a bit of their nostalgia with you. I hope you enjoy it.

The topic for this feature is “The Toy of Your Life.” Was there one toy that you considered the “best?” When you think of yourself as a child, what is the toy that immediately pops into your mind? What was the toy that you brought to Show and Tell or took with you everywhere? Let’s kick things off with Nancy. She’s a music person, so was her toy music oriented?

Nancy and I hit it off right away. We’re both Sicilian/Italians. We both love music, humor, and a good story. She reached out to me some time ago and I wrote some musical pieces for her blog, The Rhythm Section. That site is now defunct and she shares on the blog: The Elephant’s Trunk https://theelephantstrunk.org/

Nancy is now a #1 bestselling author on Amazon as a contributor to the anthology “Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women” and “Hidden In Childhood: A Poetry Anthology”, edited and curated by Gabriela Marie Milton, international bestselling author and editor of Literary Revelations.

A few months ago, she had some surgery and is still recuperating. She was hesitant at first, but she then decided to write as she recovered. She has already posted her piece on her blog. The rest of the submissions will appear in their entirety on this blog, but for Nancy’s, I will offer up the link:

And The Music Goes Round And Round

Nancy, with every post, I learn more and more about how much we are alike. I didn’t have a teal record player. Mine was in a red case. I remember the needle, arm and actual turntable being white. After searching online, I found it.

This was the turntable that played my Beatles albums, my Dumb Ditties album, and countless 45’s! There may have been a headphone jack on this thing, but honestly, I don’t recall. I would imagine that music sounded better in headphones than that little speaker.

Thanks for a great start to this feature, Nancy!