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Roll of pennies still worth something
"Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be surprised at how little you have!" Well, that's getting truer as the years go by, isn't it? However, you will be excited to know I added three more pennies to my 'hoard' of change today. This is a hangover from the days long past when I was trying to teach my sons, who were five and seven at the time, to save some of their allowance money. I found that they enjoyed putting coins in their designated brown paper tube wrappers and got some strange sense of fulfillment from seeing the tubes fill up snugly to the top. It seemed to help them save, somehow making the entire process more 'official' or real to them, and the coins accumulated much more quickly. Eventually they got the thrill of buying some toy they wanted rather than the occasional gum or candy. And now, after all these years, here I am, adding three pennies to my own roll, and the tellers at the local bank surely get a kick out of the old lady who still saves pennies. But they are nice about it, and when I finally get a whole roll of dimes filled, they rejoice with me. The dimes don't come your way nearly as often as the pennies. I wonder if my kids still save pocket change that way? I suppose I'm afraid to ask: I suspect if I do, they'll say I sound like a crazy old lady. But what with banks now charging to count loose change, and grocery stores that have change-counting machines that charge as much as 10 percent, it doesn't hurt to wrap them yourself. After all, 10 percent is a heck of a lot more than most investments are paying right now, and will be for some time to come. Need I say more? I could end with another quote from the same author: "We must take change by the hand, or rest assured, change will take us by the throat," but I don't think he's referring to the same kind of change!
Do you remember some of your childhood Halloweens? Did your mother sew your costume from real cloth on her footoperated sewing machine? Were boys always dressed as a cowboy or hobo, and girls always dolls or gypsies? Did someone in your gang always have a Halloween party with ice cream and cake — and in those days ice cream was just vanilla, chocolate or strawberry, period! And the cake was chocolate, of course. We played games, Post Office and Spin the Bottle, with music on the Victrola — if the party host was 'up and coming' and had such an advanced machine. There used to be a prize for the best costume at these affairs. I remember that 'artist' costume my mother made for me, with a beret and a smock. It was good for three prizes in those naive days. Her old sewing machine is long gone, and though it played some part in my decision to study fashion design, it never made it into my adult life. And now I think of it just once a year, as I did last week on Halloween.
We are all familiar with Agatha Christie's mystery novels and plays, and here's one we all know and love: "And Then There were None..." which originally was known as "Ten Little Indians." This has been called one of the best mysteries ever written since it was published way back in 1939. You may not remember that date, but I do. It was only a year after I was married — my how time flies! — but I digress. Anyway, here it is again, with its chills and thrills better than ever at the Pensacola Little Theatre. On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m., all tickets will be half-price. Regular performances will be given Nov. 14 and 15, and the 20th through 23rd, at the Pensacola Little Theater main stage, 400 South Jefferson Street. For tickets, call the box office at 432-2042. Discounts for seniors, military and students are available. Ladies, here's a show even your husband should enjoy. Hope to see you there! See you next week! |
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