I have memories like that. Things that were totally "eh" to my parents, but because they were at toddler height at the time I began learning how to work things and what books were for. They became oddly formative because they became my first introduction to the combination of a physical thing having something, somehow, *inside* it that you had to learn (as opposed to a block). I remember we didn't have many records, but the 1812 Overture and Pablo Cruz were two of them that I would handle the covers for while they played over and over. "Love will find a way" is still seared in my mind. All of my mom's American History books were down on that shelf as well (she worked for a history publisher while in college and had a ton of books)...so I wonder if that's where I got my bug for history, not that I was reading them, but looking through them and looking at pictures and somehow (perhaps after being told) that this was a record of what came *before*.
Yeah, I've got that with some old vinal as well. Mom and Dad had the Irish Rovers on vinyl, and I remember always loving that particular album and the way it looked... as well as the vinyl Hobbit.
.... did I spell vinyl right? I'm not sure, and I'm feeling a little too lazy to look it up right now. *smiles*
We also had an _immense_ encyclopedia that was on the floor level. I remember that very clearly as well. I wonder if it was odd that I lived in the house with a complete one as compared to other kids...
But, yeah, its interesting to think of the little things thta formed us.
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.... did I spell vinyl right? I'm not sure, and I'm feeling a little too lazy to look it up right now. *smiles*
We also had an _immense_ encyclopedia that was on the floor level. I remember that very clearly as well. I wonder if it was odd that I lived in the house with a complete one as compared to other kids...
But, yeah, its interesting to think of the little things thta formed us.
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