When I played marbles

This was one of the favorite games of my brothers and cousins growing up, but at that time I could not fully participate so I became the bank. What was that? I was the one that kept the marbles for each player when they won them and loaned them to the player whenever they ran short of marbles.

My brothers and cousins knew that I could not participate fully so it was their way of including me in their marble games. Of course, I developed my own marble games and played by myself. I created a tiny enclosed area on a table and then arranged the marbles in a small ring. I then tried to hit the marbles out of the ring with other marbles.

Most times it worked for me and I had fun but it was also hard for me because I could not play with others and if a marble rolled off the table I had to go looking for it or seek help. In short, I had to be careful not to roll the marbles too hard. At that time, however, I could see the colors of each marble and would sometimes sit for minutes on end gazing at each of my marbles and enjoying their colors.

I’m Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and urging you to go out there and tell others about my marble games. Come visit me at www.sterlingcreations.ca.