There were more precautions than we had as kids. Her family was watching from above near the house, and she had a dog that came over to be sure she was ok -- as well as, I noticed, a walkie-talkie on her belt in case she needed to call for help. I think we would have only had a dog, and he was a beagle.
It was obviously being a good experience for her, in spite of the light traffic way up there. She explained that she and her brothers and sisters had been doing it for a while, and they'd only recently expanded into baked goods as they made enough money to buy the lemonade supplies, then more supplies.
As we were leaving a big dump truck towing a heavy-equipment trailer stopped, and the bearded trucker got out to buy some lemonade too. He looked so happy. I imagine it was a nostalgic moment for him too.
I would have taken a picture before we left, but I didn't wish to take a photo of a minor without her parents' permission (which I would easily understand them not granting to a stranger, although they might remember me either from the hurricane or from the time I drove their horse back up to their house from standing in the road). You'll just have to imagine a lemonade stand from your own youth. It was just like that.
What a delightful experience! It is so nice to watch kids being allowed to be kids.
ReplyDelete*Bathing in nostalgia*
ReplyDeleteSome children did this last Fall at a visit for a family event. As with this young lady, their adult relatives took turns keeping an eye on them. Those traveling the road enjoyed it immensely. There were many customers including a couple of repeat buyers and at least one police officer. One person stopped, didn't buy anything, but paid anyhow because he was so tickled to see a lemonade stand again.
ReplyDeleteI see them occasionally during the summer, but it is often in places where it is difficult to stop. I turned back around for one of those.
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I would have bought more if I'd had more cash on me, but I'd just spent almost everything in my wallet buying my wife lunch. Better for my health -- everything on the table was loaded with sugar -- but I'd have done it anyway.
ReplyDeleteLast summer, while taking a back street to physical therapy, I came upon some kids running a lemonade stand under the shade of a old elm tree. Of course, I had to stop as everyone knows that homemade, kid-made lemonade is just the special drink needed to fuel a good pt session.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a good post-pt session drink. 0;~^}