Question of The Day. Thursday 16th of January

Norachan

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Slightly late question of the day today, sorry about that.

Do you have a good memory? What`s your earliest memory?

I have a good memory for useless trivia, such as the phone number of the house we lived in when I was 6, old song lyrics, the names of the ponies I rode as a kid. When it comes to more important stuff, such as when it`s my turn to do Thursdays QOD I`m a bit forgetful.

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One of my earliest memories is of going to the launderette on a rainy day and eating sherbet as I watched the laundry go round. I must have been about 4 at the time.
 

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As I age my memory dwindles, mainly for the day to day stuff.. it's why my kitchen table is covered in notes. I can't just put things on my phone.. then I have to remember to look there. The kitchen table is in my face. :biggrin:

I remember being invited to a birthday party.. it was probably my first one.
Mum made most of my clothes, and every dress back then was based on this:

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I remember being tired of all the cutesy dresses and when Mum let me choose the fabric I chose, as I remember, something like this, and she actually made it!
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She did put a pretty little white peter pan collar on it, as I remember, to tone it down, but I remember being so proud of my mum. I was probably about 5.
 

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Similar to mani mani , I used to have a very good memory. It's not as good since menopause. I can still remember things I've seen on telly or read decades ago, but my ability to retain new information (like names) has deteriorated.

Earliest things I can remember ... probably the photo day at my kindergarten. I probably wouldn't remember it without the photos, but as it is, I recall moments like the photographer aiming his camera, and not smiling until a moment later when I realised he was taking a shot (first photo where I'm not smiling, second where I am). I also remember the shattering disappointment that my teacher, who I admired SO much - pure 60s, fishnets, minidresses, blue eyeshadow, pale lippy, platinum blond "hook hair" as I've always called it - had her hair put into piled-up sausage curls on the day. No photo of her as she usually looked! Talk about fifty-plus years of trauma. 😩
 

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I used to have an excellent memory, and in some cases, still do. My short term memory isn't so hot any more, though.
My earliest memories? Chasing around the farm with Butch, our mongrel Collie. The winter day when an older sister was playing with the door handle and fell out of the car and onto the road, just as our father pulled out of the driveway. I didn't know where it was at the time (it was the Thousand Islands), but having to step over a gap to get onto a boat, then going on a ride. Listening to reports on the Korean War on the radio. Getting lost while, on the same trip as the boat ride, visiting an aunt and uncle in Johnson City, I wandered away early one morning. And too, I am a regular fount of useless knowledge, and when Trivial Pursuit was a thing, people wanted me on their team. I mean, how many people know that the Chancellor of the Exchecquer is Number Two in the British government?
 

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:wavey: short term memory is toast i have plenty of long term memories from when i was really young. like the day i found out my mom could run faster than me and with a switch in hand her reach was alot longer and faster than i could dodge. another time my best friend and i used my little sisters potatoe head to play football with and lost it. i bought her a new one as a joke gift few years back she keeps it in her office at work and likes telling people about her dumb older brother who lost one of her favorite toys as a kid. when they ask why theres a potatoe head on her desk. i remember in preschool best friend and i had to wait as our moms had to listen to our teacher explain some of the concerns she had over us not playing well with other kids and not sharing toys etc.i remember my mom all mad at me after the principle explaining to her why best friend and i needed to be put in seperate class rooms. i remember being all excited every chance i got to order books from scholstic books
 

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At 69 my memory isn't as good as it used to be. It used to be very good and still is for most things. I can misplace things now and then am really frustrated trying to remember where I put them. I have found that if I quit looking for something it just magically turns up. My earliest memories are of an old house that we lived in before I started kindergarten so younger than five. Just a few disjointed memories. For some reason I remember an old TV series called Whirlybirds. I looked it up and it ran from February 1957 to January 1960 and I was born in 1956. I don't have a real good memory of it but it is one of those little disjointed snippets.
 

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at almost 69 my memory isn't that great either, I rely heavily on calanders and post it notes. I have never been good with names. So far I have NEVER found my keys in the fridge yet, LOL! One of my earliest memories is walking with dad, holding his hand, (and remember reaching up to do so) and innocently asking him what the F word meant. first he asked me where I heard it, (some older boys) then he told me it was all the naughty words rolled into one md I should never say it. For some reason I always remember that, and probably the look on his face when I asked.
 

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I can remember sitting on a chair and my younger sister crawling around and then sticking a "spoolie" hair curler in her mouth and my mom grabbing her up - must have been about 3 at the time as there is about a year and half difference in our age. Now Alexa is my to do list - garbage day she reminds, check the garage door she reminds, keep electric use to a minimum from 3-7 pm she reminds, Birthdays she reminds.
 

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I can't remember anything before I was about 9 years old but do remember my family's phone number, address and exactly how the house looked I grew up in. My mom's forays into flowery upholstery fabric when she recovered the couches. The tulips coming up in the flower beds every spring and visits to the cemetery at Easter to leave flowers on family graves and clean up around the headstones. My grandparents home that was always so dark and smelled wonderful when Grandma was cooking potato pierogis with onions and Grandpa was tending his little garden in the backyard.

I still remember all my old credit card numbers (Sears, May Co.) by heart even though I don't have them anymore.

I have trouble remembering people's names when introduced and also when I haven't seen them in awhile. I need to leave my keys, wallet and phone in the exact same place on the counter or I can't find them. I write myself notes on scrap pieces of paper to do things and use a wall calendar for appointments, birthdays, etc.
 

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As an over-thinker I guess I do. Especially if it’s not necessarily something I want to think about. :paperbag:

My earliest memory is being locked in the front bedroom closet at my grandparents by my older cousins when i was about 18 months old. I remember the 6 year old leading me in there and telling me to go in. The 4 year old was just present I guess. Mom heard me sniffling; which I don’t remember. We laugh as adults and she says how jealous she was of me because I took her place in my moms life. (She’s always been a brat.) And I reply its a good thing I never treated her kids like she treated me. 😝
 

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I had read once that misplacing the car keys is not the worst sign of memory loss, but not being able to remember the name of the object. So if you are looking for "oh, you know, the things I need for the car" that is the warning sign.

My earliest memory was probably at about 2 when I had my tonsils out. I have vague memories of being in an operating room and a nurse holding me. I also remember going to various CA missions (churches built by the Spanish priests) and feeding the pigeons. I can still remember the feeling of the pigeons feathers on their neck against my hand.
 

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I have a great deal of very vivid memories from my early childhood...maybe at ages 3,4 or 5.In talking with my sister about them,she definately does remember it too,but she doesn't understand how I can.Me neither,but I sure do!Nothing traumatic or anything like that,thank goodness.
 

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Was that in Alexandria Bay? Boldt Castle?
I was too young at the time to know for sure, but that's probably right. Michele and I were up there in the mid-90s, only we stayed in Clayton for several days, with a side trip to Alexandria Bay and the boat ride, before going up to Massena and the Seaway, thence down to Weedsport by way of Pulaski, then home the next day. If I remember correctly, we passed through your area on the return home.
 
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