I played piano.
tried to teach myself ballet and clarinet.
Played Encyclopedia Brown "pretend" (you know, role playing) with the neighbor boys (why did i always mostly have guy friends???)
Explored the very tiny strip of woods near our house to the very edges of its borders (about a block big).
Rollerskated in the basement with my best friend, Kathy, to the Olivia Newton John album (yes, vinyl), Physical.
Pretended the living room floor was a morass of molten rock, and pretended I floated on a raft created from a green rectangular ottoman after I had amputated its legs.
Watched Creature Feature on Saturday afternoons. And Son of Svengoolie Saturday night, right after Dance Fever with Denny Terrio. (Did I just date myself?)
And my all-time favorite: pointed an 8x10 mirror toward the ceiling, pressed right up against my middle so I couldn't see the floor. Then, I looked down into the mirror and tried to walk around the house, perceiving the ceiling as the floor. Trickier than it sounds. And kinda weird, too, now that I think about it!
My sister is 10.5 years younger than me, so I was basically an only child.
Oh, the things children come up with to keep themselves busy...
