Things That Were in my Childhood Home That Are Not in my Current Home:
Whole milk
A popcorn popper
Waxed paper and Freezer Paper
Wooden tennis rackets
A Sears catalog
Pipe cleaners
Typewriter ribbon
A skate key
A coffee percolator
Green Stamps
Calamine lotion
Evening newspapers
A slide rule
Encyclopedia Britannica
Margarine
Camera film – and Film Cameras
Ashtrays
Parakeets
Tang
Plastic record adpaters (so that 45 RPM records can play on a 33 RPM turntable spindle)
Hot water bottles
Airplane glue
Things That Are in my Current Home That Were Not in my Childhood Home:
Bagels
A Rabbit corkscrew
Butter
SPF 45 sunscreen
Chopsticks
Cilantro
Recycle bins
Lacrosse sticks
Quinoa
Zip-lock bags
Bicycle helmets
Anti-bacterial soap
Suitcases with wheels
A golf club with a club head as big as a toaster
Color comics in the weekday newspaper
Velcro
Soy milk
Open-on-the-bottom condiment containers
Pesto
Blue corn tortilla chips
Erythromycin
Readers are cordially invited to suggest their own items for these lists, using the blog’s comment feature.