We used to gather around the kitchen table or sprawl ourselves out on the living room floor to play old-fashioned board games, and we played regularly, as a family, with friends.
We'd have popcorn night in our house, which was special, and if we were lucky, there was a bottle of Coke in the pantry to go along with.
We went for Sunday afternoon car rides.
Mealtimes meant family, where everyone was at the table, and dovetailing into meals at the table, mom would always put on a special Sunday night supper, even if it wasn't fancy.
People entertained friends and family in their homes over a pot of coffee, a pot of tea, maybe some good old-fashioned home-baking, and always great conversation.
People gardened and grew their own veggies and things, because rather than frittering away their days and time on a cell phone and the internet, they applied their time in more constructive ways.
I remember renting movies or gathering in the living room and watching a show on television (as a family).
Kids could be both seen and heard when I was growing up. We tobogganed, played tag, hide-&-seek, played cowboy-&-Indians, rode our bikes all around, went to the park to play and swim, we played crocket, set up badminton nets and played for hours at a time, we played catch, Frisbee, Lawn Darts, and a whole host of other old-fashioned games. We were always busy doing something or another, unlike today where children are seldom seen or heard.
