Ready, Set, Go! This is a painting of my children on a toboggan.
I remember waiting anxiously every year for the first big snowfall. My friends and I would head down the street to the golf club for that special hill you could see from the road. That’s where everyone’s favourite toboggan hill was.
One year I got a Krazy Karpet for Christmas. It was better than our old aluminum toboggan because it was made of vinyl and therefore fast on snow and ice. It could roll up, and it was lightweight and easy to carry. Unfortunately, it wasn’t easy to ride because I would always end up sliding off as I went down the hill. More often than not, the Krazy Karpet and I would part company about halfway down. Once I managed to remove what seemed to be several shovelfuls of snow from my face, neck, and boots, the next task was to chase my Krazy Karpet as it continued downhill.
These days, all hills like that are off-limits because too many children died after hitting trees at the bottom. In my day, I don’t remember hearing of anyone being seriously injured after hitting a tree. We would just be a bit dazed, then shake it off.
