You will need to click on the above to read it - not sure why it didn't scan larger. But an old elementary school friend sent this to me - she'd been going through old scrapbooks and found it. It's about Mrs. Emigh starting a new Bluebird troop in Granada Hills. And I'm on the front row - on the left. I even remember that dress.
There are few photos of me from my childhood so it's a real treasure to find one. I have several friends from my K through 12th grade years, and I always went to their birthday parties. Maybe I should ask them if they have old photos with me in them. It's fun to remember being a kid - with photographic evidence!
I remember Bluebirds and Campfire Girls - and I remember going to the Emigh's house for meetings. I remember learning to spool knit and making a pot holder for my mother. I think I spool knitted for months after learning how.
One of the major items I remember is that whereas Girls Scouts sold cookies, Campfire Girls sold marshmallows - and the marshmallows came in boxes. I thought they were exceptionally good marshmallows too!
The other thing I remember is that I didn't stay with the program. I recall feeling left out because my mother would not buy me the uniform. They said I could still come, but I didn't want to without the uniform. On the other hand, there is an old photo of me with a Campfire Girl shirt on!
So who knows what the real skinny was!
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