an old railroad pond just to the north of my childhood home. winter also meant frozen water – thus a frozen pond. a frozen pond meant all kinds of wintertime excitement. usually ice skating and hockey. ice skating usually ruled the day and occasionally a hockey game would break out. we would race each other, play crack the whip, tag, you name it. just about everything we did on land except in ice skates on the ice. we would also sled down the hill onto the ice. that was great fun too.
if you’re trying to create your own december to remember and don’t have all the things you need to 