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<DIV><FONT size=2>It doesn't seem to matter what generation you talk to,
they all seem to like remembering the way it was, not the way it became 20, 30,
or even 40 years later. Our grandparents bemoaned the fact that growth had taken
place to the point it was when we were kids. Or was it just the fact that things
had changed? I know I miss certain things that were there when I was younger,
and my kids miss things that have changed just since they were kids running
around. Change is not necessarily for the better, but it is inevitable.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Just so you know, I enjoy reading about the way it was 'back
then'. Keep it up. Genealogy is not just about the things a hundred years ago.
It is also about the life and times that took place 40 or 50 years ago as
well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ray Powell</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=CARROLLOUC@aol.com
href="mailto:CARROLLOUC@aol.com">CARROLLOUC@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Schmidt Nursery
& stationery</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Hi - I was one of those who snapped the heads off of the
beautiful daffodills - Mt. Hood variety if I remember
correctly.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>This was during the latter part of WWII. The grower would send a
bus to Parkrose High School on Prescott on Sat. and pick up the kids who
wanted to work in the daffodil field. They were always kind enough to let
those of us who wished, take home a bouquet of the daffodils when the day
was done. I always split them between my mother and grandmother who lived next
door.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>All of that beautiful farmland - the strawberry and raspberry
fields, etc. are paved over now with housing and stores. I hate to see that
when I go up there to visit.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Carroll (Suzy Cooper) Summers</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Medford, OR</STRONG></DIV>
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face=Arial>There was a big daffodil far around that area. People were
hired to<BR>pull the blooms off so all the strength would go to the bulbs
before they<BR>were sold. Simpson's use to have a big nursery between
Birdsdale and<BR>Osborne Rd.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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