Barefoot summers, and buckets full of snakes! Memorable days, indeed!
Do you remember “ barefoot summers?” Were barefoot summers something that only occurred in the days before P.F. Flyers became omnipresent? From sometime in April, until September, the kids I hung around with wore shoes only when forced to do so, by our parents. After 7 months of wearing shoes every day, I am sure that our feet were tender when we first walked on gravel, sticks, and bottle caps, but I don’t remember a period of transition between pussy-footing and running barefoot where ever we... Sign in to see full entry.