A Day At The Circus

We lived in an apartment when I was about 3 and half and before Leona was born. Above us there was an older lady, named Mrs. White and she must have had diabetes or some kind of chronic illness of some kind. I don't know, I know she would walk the floor at night and my mom would feel sorry for her. Mom always gave her soup and food she cooked, and she loved mom a lot. One morning we got up and mom answered the door and Mrs. White was there and she wanted mom and I to go with her to see the Barnum and Bailey Circus. So we went and it was the first circus I ever attended and I really loved it. I think we went by taxi, I don't remember for sure, but the whole thing was paid for by Mrs White. I had never seen a lion or a tiger, let alone one that jumped through hoops of fire. I saw an elephant, and lots of other animals. I really remember a woman with her hair flying behind her that rode a bunch of beautiful palimino horses and stood up on one and stepped on another and rode around a ring. It was beautiful! There were lots of other things, but one of the best things I did that day was to eat hot roasted peanuts in a shell. We also had cotton candy which I thought was yummy!! This was one of my wonderful memories of my mom, I thought she was so beautiful that day, she had on a pair of navy slacks and a top that matched. She had set her hair and looked so pretty in her white shoes and red lipstick. This all happened and I know it is hard for you to believe I could remember this at 3, but we moved out by granny's house in the late fall of that year and Leona was born in August of the following year. I am 4 years older than my sister, so it really is a good memory that I have. I don't recall a lot of things but the circus is one I will never forget.