tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post8588423292327645736..comments2023-10-17T12:09:55.180-04:00Comments on Melmoirs: Snap, snapMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-68236957131492572882009-07-14T22:53:16.971-04:002009-07-14T22:53:16.971-04:00it is a nice memory, for certain. well, not the or...it is a nice memory, for certain. well, not the orange "cure all" but the beans. and the napping. ah, childhood summers--does anything ever compare?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-31531035581785980122009-07-13T11:08:34.668-04:002009-07-13T11:08:34.668-04:00Oh, so nice. I can picture it right with you, thou...Oh, so nice. I can picture it right with you, though I've not mastered the bean-snapping thing at all -- not nearly enough practice.<br /><br />Mercifully, the ointment of choice in our house was mecurochrome -- same orangey-red stain as merthiolate but without the sting. I remember once getting merthiolate at a friend's house, unaware that it wasn't what I was used to: OUCH! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?chris h.http://www.writingbyear.comnoreply@blogger.com