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Ohio8 · 01-26-2007, 12:05 AM

What are yours? When my family was living in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, we went sledding sometimes at a golf course in Willoughby Hills. There was a small hill at the golf course's west end that sloped down to the edge of a drainage ditch, and there was another hill that had a lift on it.

Then there was the hill behind Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills, in Cleveland Metropark's North Chagrin Reservation. Here are two pics of the hill.

Ohio8 · 01-26-2007, 12:09 AM

We also went to the toboggan hill in Cleveland Metropark's reservation in Strongsville, Ohio.

AB · 01-26-2007, 12:14 AM

Going to my Grandparents house and they would make us Jiffy Pop popcorn
and hot chocolate in the wintertime and sit by their woodstove and my grand-dad would tell us stories about his childhood. I really miss them.

Penny Lane · 01-26-2007, 11:17 AM

When I was little(1950's) my mom , my sisters and I used to play "Fox and Geese". It was a chasing game. We would make a round path in the snow and we would each have our own "house". Whoever was the fox would stand in the middle and as we tried to escape back to our houses the fox would chase us. This is all very sketchy as I was so young. Is anybody(baby boomers) familiar with this game? I'll have to ask my mom how to play it. She grew up in the 30's and 40's and she played the game then. So it is a very old game.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 01-26-2007, 07:40 PM

My friends and I used to make houses out of snow with beds and tables and chairs all made out of snow. It was sweet, we did it every year.

Number 9 Dream · 01-26-2007, 07:57 PM

I miss winter time as a kid...it was so much fun back then (1982-1992, I'd say). I have memories of a HUGE blizzard when I was a kid and the snow was just piled everywhere. Everything seemed bigger and more magical back then.

I remember putting on Freezy Freakies (remember those color-changing gloves from the 80's?) and heading outside with my brothers to build snowmen. We used to go sleigh riding down my neighbors' hill too (all the kids down the block did...she didn't mind it). My Mom always had hot chocolate waiting for us when we got in.

Good times

Dude111 · 02-03-2026, 12:33 AM

I loved Winter time in the 80s...

We often went to my cousins house and they had an abandoned barn back in the woods... I loved going in and exploring it!

Some of it still smelled like Chickens or whatever they had in it many years before...

Penny Lane · 02-03-2026, 11:47 AM

Playing in the snow with my sister. Here we are in 1956. I am the one standing

Dude111 · 02-03-2026, 12:58 PM

Ahh that pic must make ya cry honey!!

Ya remember how beautiful things were then!!

Thank you for sharing that

TJ · 02-03-2026, 05:13 PM

My childhood winter memories in Chicago are of my mom dressing me up like Randy Parker in A Christmas Story. I played hockey on a frozen pond. My brother and I would build snow forts.

Dude111 · 02-03-2026, 09:54 PM

Wow thats you Todd??

Thats awesome buddy...... Thanx for sharing

Bonniegirl · 02-04-2026, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penny Lane

Playing in the snow with my sister. Here we are in 1956. I am the one standing

So cute!

I remember as a kid when the snow was really coming down, we would be so excited praying that school would be closed the next day. And my Mom telling us to calm down and get to bed in case school was still on. Next morning Mom put the radio on , that's where they announced the school closings back than And when it came on if it was indeed closed, you could hear us cheering a mile away!

But if it wasn't closed it was another story!

Dude111 · 02-04-2026, 11:50 PM

I would like to jump into the picture Penny and give ya boff a big hug! (Then I would jump in Todds and give him a hug)

01-26-2007, 12:05 AM	#1
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,912	Childhood winter memories What are yours? When my family was living in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, we went sledding sometimes at a golf course in Willoughby Hills. There was a small hill at the golf course's west end that sloped down to the edge of a drainage ditch, and there was another hill that had a lift on it. Then there was the hill behind Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills, in Cleveland Metropark's North Chagrin Reservation. Here are two pics of the hill. Attached Images

01-26-2007, 12:09 AM	#2
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,912	We also went to the toboggan hill in Cleveland Metropark's reservation in Strongsville, Ohio. Attached Images

01-26-2007, 11:17 AM	#4
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,036	When I was little(1950's) my mom , my sisters and I used to play "Fox and Geese". It was a chasing game. We would make a round path in the snow and we would each have our own "house". Whoever was the fox would stand in the middle and as we tried to escape back to our houses the fox would chase us. This is all very sketchy as I was so young. Is anybody(baby boomers) familiar with this game? I'll have to ask my mom how to play it. She grew up in the 30's and 40's and she played the game then. So it is a very old game.
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01-26-2007, 07:40 PM	#5
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	My friends and I used to make houses out of snow with beds and tables and chairs all made out of snow. It was sweet, we did it every year.
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01-26-2007, 07:57 PM	#6
Number 9 Dream That '70s Girl Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,875	I miss winter time as a kid...it was so much fun back then (1982-1992, I'd say). I have memories of a HUGE blizzard when I was a kid and the snow was just piled everywhere. Everything seemed bigger and more magical back then. I remember putting on Freezy Freakies (remember those color-changing gloves from the 80's?) and heading outside with my brothers to build snowmen. We used to go sleigh riding down my neighbors' hill too (all the kids down the block did...she didn't mind it). My Mom always had hot chocolate waiting for us when we got in. Good times
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01-26-2007, 12:14 AM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Going to my Grandparents house and they would make us Jiffy Pop popcorn and hot chocolate in the wintertime and sit by their woodstove and my grand-dad would tell us stories about his childhood. I really miss them.

02-03-2026, 12:33 AM	#7
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,867	I loved Winter time in the 80s... We often went to my cousins house and they had an abandoned barn back in the woods... I loved going in and exploring it! Some of it still smelled like Chickens or whatever they had in it many years before...

02-03-2026, 11:47 AM	#8
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,036	Playing in the snow with my sister. Here we are in 1956. I am the one standing Attached Images

02-03-2026, 12:58 PM	#9
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,867	Ahh that pic must make ya cry honey!! Ya remember how beautiful things were then!! Thank you for sharing that

02-03-2026, 05:13 PM	#10
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,668	My childhood winter memories in Chicago are of my mom dressing me up like Randy Parker in A Christmas Story. I played hockey on a frozen pond. My brother and I would build snow forts.
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02-03-2026, 09:54 PM	#11
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,867	Wow thats you Todd?? Thats awesome buddy...... Thanx for sharing

02-04-2026, 11:50 PM	#13
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,867	I would like to jump into the picture Penny and give ya boff a big hug! (Then I would jump in Todds and give him a hug)