The Tribune stopped by The Folsom Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare to speak with the ladies on “Diva Hall” this week. We asked them to tell us a favorite Christmas gift or memory from their childhoods.
“I got a Pinocchio doll once. I must have been about 7 or 8. That was very exciting! It’s probably still in my room somewhere.”
“Always a baby doll. I got one every year. We had a stocking and all that filled with all kinds of goodies and toys. We got fruit and candy.”
“We were very poor and couldn’t buy things. We understood. We celebrated Christmas just like everyone else. We put gifts into stockings and that was all. I love Christmas. We sang carols and had a good dinner. It was nice!”
“The first year I got a baby doll. I was probably about 11. We would get little games and candy. We didn’t get as much as kids do today.”
“We got big stuff! I got a coaster wagon and a bicycle. We always got clothes, too. I got my bicycle when I was 12 and I’d sneak off on it. I’d ride it up to Holmes store.”
“I got clothes and a new baby doll with a wedding dress on it. I was 7 years old. It was so pretty. My momma gave it away years later. She said I was too old for it.”
Ms. Johnson didn’t recall any specific gifts. What she remembered most was time with her mother, daddy and sisters.
“I got a little doll. A porcelain doll. I was 14 and I loved that doll. I still have her. I didn’t name her, but I was real proud of her. She had on a little pink dress and a bonnet. I received a lot of things when I was younger, but that really is something that stands out.”
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