Vowell Voices

CHAIN SWINGS

OK, does all the older cousins remember the chain swing in the oak tree in the back corner of Granny's yard. We used to play a game that involved swinging it back and forth. The winner was the one that caught the chain each time and did not miss. I know this sounds dumb now but I don't think we lost any teeth doing this.

Camellia asks: Was this the chain swing in the tree behind the neighbor's house...like if you headed for the shed, and hung a right where there was some greenery patch where Gigi was later buried, and went into a lot, there was the tree and the swing...or was it the swing in the tree by the kitchen window? Also I think we are missing some input from folks who have valuable details on these things.

Does anybody remember the tree in the lot next to the shed? The kids who lived in the house next door to Granny's, and owned the tree in the lot next to the shed? and the hole with the tin over it in the lot next to the shed? Rulevillians, where are you?