LJ Idol Exhibit A Week 3 Shenanigans

[myrna_bird]

When I was nine or ten years old and growing up in Aroostook County, Maine, the Potato Capital of the World at the time, schools would close for about three weeks in the fall for the annual potato harvest season

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[jensi08]

I loved this!! :)

[myrna_bird]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[roina_arwen]

I've never picked potatoes, but you make it sound almost fun! :)

[myrna_bird]

I actually worked on a harvester as an adult with several neighbor women and that was fun too. Seaonal and something different. Women are better than men on a harvester because we have better dexterity for picking out the rocks that come up with the potatoes.

[roina_arwen]

If women are so much more dexterous, WHY CAN'T I EVER WIN THOSE STUPID CLAW GAMES? Argh! ;)

[myrna_bird]

What is a Claw Game? I only know what they told us on the harvester. Women were much faster with sorting and tossing out the rocks so they preferred female workers for that. Maybe it's the smaller hands and nimble fingers. I love your icon. Is that kitty playing a Claw Game?

[phoenixejc]

This reminded me so much of growing up on our family farm. :)

[myrna_bird]

I hope it had many happy memories associated with it! Thanks for reading/commenting!

[ohelectricshock]

OUCH! Oh man, I know what it's like to have to be out of commission due to an ankle injury. It's never a good time, and takes FOREVER to heal. I loved this memory though!

[myrna_bird]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked my story. I was lucky it wasn't worse than the sprain but, oh gosh, it did hurt so!

[lilycobalt]

That's a great ending! It's too bad that the job couldn't continue!

[myrna_bird]

I know. I would have loved to earn a little more money. And I think my mom would have preferred me being out from under foot ! But everything happens for a reason. At least I got a decent memory/story out of it. Thanks for stopping by, reading and commenting. :)