tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post8677703832107496284..comments2024-02-10T02:29:29.558-06:00Comments on Life & Faith in Caneyhead: Tender Years: Ghost Stories at the Puntes'Barbara In Caneyheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-19136150296800794772016-04-11T23:30:42.996-05:002016-04-11T23:30:42.996-05:00My daddy used to call me June Bug :)My daddy used to call me June Bug :)Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-39493210942818096712016-04-10T09:43:08.643-05:002016-04-10T09:43:08.643-05:00Ah, I see, you were the instigator of the bunch! ...Ah, I see, you were the instigator of the bunch! LOL Sounds like fun times together.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-15788796609634244962016-04-10T00:06:32.071-05:002016-04-10T00:06:32.071-05:00We all played with June bugs and lightning bugs to...We all played with June bugs and lightning bugs too. We did the flashlight routine too and told stories at night. I used to draw a lot and would leave bloody hands and hatchets under my siblings pillows. That always got some squeals. They still talk about that today - five decades later. I guess I liked to stir up some action once in a while.<br /><br />Enjoyed your post.<br /><br />Sunni<br />http://sunni-survivinglife.blogspot.com/Sunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671891696662548892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-11872538890035994962016-04-09T11:35:39.121-05:002016-04-09T11:35:39.121-05:00I'm fortunate. We live where we can go out an...I'm fortunate. We live where we can go out and enjoy ourselves any time day or night, together or alone, without any fear. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-88156301396736522902016-04-09T11:31:40.545-05:002016-04-09T11:31:40.545-05:00Oh, now, that's cool! We should go ahead and ...Oh, now, that's cool! We should go ahead and experience the things we want to that we missed as a child. Helps our heart and mind stay young!Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-64714411099564255142016-04-09T11:27:39.819-05:002016-04-09T11:27:39.819-05:00I love finding the woods alive with fireflies, it ...I love finding the woods alive with fireflies, it looks like someone hung the little Christmas light s all through. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-34491795276766784962016-04-09T11:26:03.586-05:002016-04-09T11:26:03.586-05:00Whether once or all summer long seems to make no d...Whether once or all summer long seems to make no difference to childhood memories. It's the way we felt while it happened that brands it into our souls so that we carry it forever.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-83286337789190757652016-04-09T11:19:51.340-05:002016-04-09T11:19:51.340-05:00Glad you enjoyed your visit to Caneyhead!Glad you enjoyed your visit to Caneyhead!Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-76525787223500273242016-04-09T11:19:08.720-05:002016-04-09T11:19:08.720-05:00Yep, that's the life all right!Yep, that's the life all right!Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-11058892739837198252016-04-09T10:57:25.508-05:002016-04-09T10:57:25.508-05:00Yes, it is magical after dark. However, where we l...Yes, it is magical after dark. However, where we live now, it is creepy after dark...well, any other time for that matter. :)<br /><br />I've always loved playing hide and seek outside after dark, too. Nothing quite like an oogy-boogy in the dark to scare out the hiders. hahaSuzanne McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563562309945754772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-20688727598195420722016-04-09T04:27:27.536-05:002016-04-09T04:27:27.536-05:00That whole scene is straight from a movie! :)
I n...That whole scene is straight from a movie! :)<br /><br />I never had that experience as a child, but I have as an adult, and I loved it. It's always fun to hear everyone's ghost stories!J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-63093068970334351622016-04-09T00:19:31.345-05:002016-04-09T00:19:31.345-05:00There were a few times my friends would share ghos...There were a few times my friends would share ghost stories, and I didn't like it very much. I much prefer watching the fireflies :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165210377903518274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-22108319392610245662016-04-09T00:14:32.994-05:002016-04-09T00:14:32.994-05:00I remember catching fireflies in jars and bringing...I remember catching fireflies in jars and bringing them over my neighbor's house - their granddaughter was my age and she'd come and visit for a week or two every summer from Michigan. I'm sure it only happened one or two times but it's a vivid memory.<br />Visiting from A to Z<br />http://gvpeasachantrant.blogspot.comJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826351841928279390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-1208003069888669832016-04-08T22:45:35.848-05:002016-04-08T22:45:35.848-05:00Loved it! Fireflies in jars. Ahhh, the memories of...Loved it! Fireflies in jars. Ahhh, the memories of childhood.<br />Trisha Faye www.trailangelmama.wordpress.comTrisha Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848362774277170679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-57048067850071246282016-04-08T22:04:37.978-05:002016-04-08T22:04:37.978-05:00We spent many sunmer nights at our camp (most peop...We spent many sunmer nights at our camp (most people not from around here call it a lakehouse) it's just an old cabin on Caddo Lake and we would spend summer weekends there and the kids would hang out on the porch, much like you described with the flashlight. We told ghost stories and watched the fireflies. We would chase each other down the pier and hope no one fell in the dark, murky water. It was safe and we didn't have neighbors for miles. We could stay out all night if we wanted or fall asleep under the stars. I miss that kind of living. Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-86599339688381066282016-04-08T20:57:37.873-05:002016-04-08T20:57:37.873-05:00Yes, they are hard and fast! Also, sort of bungli...Yes, they are hard and fast! Also, sort of bungling. They have those barbs on their legs and it you had on synthetic fiber clothes or something with texture it could be hard to get them off, once they were on. OH, and get caught up in your hair! They never really bothered me though, once I realized they can't really harm you, like bite or sting.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-6511438717061643682016-04-08T20:38:37.799-05:002016-04-08T20:38:37.799-05:00I had a relative by marriage who was terrified of ...I had a relative by marriage who was terrified of June Bugs. You know out side in the light at night they will fly so hard and fast into you. She was from Illinois, I wonder if they do not have them there.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007728342316668058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-15019152654465960492016-04-08T19:11:52.796-05:002016-04-08T19:11:52.796-05:00I don't much care for the super creepy, bloody...I don't much care for the super creepy, bloody scary movies they have now. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is more my speed. LOLBarbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-22628306952542775712016-04-08T19:10:39.818-05:002016-04-08T19:10:39.818-05:00I don't blame you, there!I don't blame you, there! Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-76875411414918580642016-04-08T19:09:40.343-05:002016-04-08T19:09:40.343-05:00I never lived in a "neighborhood", so Ma...I never lived in a "neighborhood", so Mama wouldn't let me get out far until I was a teen. But then me and a friend who lived about 3 miles from me would ride bikes together all over the backroads between our two houses and stop and visit everyone we knew along the way.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-48341340955344319902016-04-08T18:30:54.450-05:002016-04-08T18:30:54.450-05:00I forgot all about Golden Arm! LOL See how one p...I forgot all about Golden Arm! LOL See how one persons memory jogs another persons! Love it.<br />There was just something magical about being outside after dark. I still love it. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-74419374199329705902016-04-08T17:01:51.219-05:002016-04-08T17:01:51.219-05:00Yes, to spending evenings on the porch and watchin...Yes, to spending evenings on the porch and watching fireflys and June Bugs. Absolutely NO on the ghost stories...not then...not now. The movies 'Ghost' and 'Ghost Busters' is about my speed.<br /> Sue at <a href="http://collectintexasgal.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">CollectInTexas Gal</a><br />Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-51919431081755937052016-04-08T16:39:31.874-05:002016-04-08T16:39:31.874-05:00Despite dire warnings of bad folks and flash-flood...Despite dire warnings of bad folks and flash-flooding, we played in the arroyo anyway. Shoot, I even went alone! Until stories of La Llorona began circulating. Some crazy lady looking for kids to replace the ones she drowned! That did it, I never went to the arroyo alone at night again;-) diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-62815303602107068552016-04-08T15:38:42.891-05:002016-04-08T15:38:42.891-05:00We used to play outside all the time. Mom would op...We used to play outside all the time. Mom would open the doors early Saturday and kick us out from the cartoons. We rode our bikes here, there and everywhere and didn't come back home till it was supper time. If we were hungry for lunch, we went to whoevers house we were closest too and grabbed sandwiches. I don't recall telling ghost stories, but we sure had fun back before there were video games.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-77510592840823401302016-04-08T14:12:31.233-05:002016-04-08T14:12:31.233-05:00YES! That was one of the best parts of childhood. ...YES! That was one of the best parts of childhood. We played outside catching lightening bugs and telling ghost stories and all sorts of cool stuff. We had a great front porch when I was little, too.<br /><br />Some of my favorite stories were Golden Arm and Crybaby Bridge (I also wrote an extended version of this legend). There were many others, but I can't remember them at the moment.<br /><br />Thanks for the fun memories! :)Suzanne McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563562309945754772noreply@blogger.com