My gang turned the season into a winter sports wonderland.
I miss the old gang. We weren't "Sons of Anarchy" and didn't exactly rumble and tumble with other gangs. We didn't have tattoos, because our moms would have been mad. We rode bikes, but they had banana seats and baseball cards in the spokes, not engines. This was more like "Leave It to Beaver" meets "The "Brady Bunch," because we had girls in our gang, as long as they were cool. The standard for girls in the gang was whether they could hit a baseball, take a slap shot or catch a slant pass. If they could, they were in. In the 1970s, our world revolved around sports and its seasons. We played baseball in the spring and summer, basketball and hockey year around, and football in the fall and spring. We fished. We hunted. We made boats, …
Foxborough Patch editor hits the ice for a spin.
As winter rolls on, interest in winter activities such as ice hockey, sledding and ice skating peaks, and if you are one of many who enjoy these activities, than look no further from our own hometown for some good old fashion winter fun. Foxborough is home to Winter Skate at Patriot Place presented by Reebok. Winter Skate at Patriot Place presented by Reebok is a recreational ice skating surface open to the public. Winter Skate at Patriot Place presented by Reebok is a 60-by-140-foot ice surface that accommodates recreational skating, private events, learn to skate programs, and youth hockey events. Winter Skate at Patriot Place presented by Reebok has two major events planned for later this month. The First annual Pond Hockey Championship…
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Susan Clare
7:19 am on Sunday, January 8, 2012
Me too, though we used our fine motor skills also. As a girl, I had to practice the piano, learn to sew, and make crafts. I played cowboys (girls?), sleuth, hunt-to-kill (usually resulting in some kid actually falling off an overhang or falling off her bike in a mad chase). The boys in the neighborhood let me join in crack-the-whip, though I had to be the end of the whip. I took pride in never … more ›