A Fairytale Wish Come True Childhood

I grew up in Seattle during the 50s. It was a great time to be a child!
There were pine trees to climb in my grandparents backyard. There were vacant lots to play "Red Rover" in. There were wood patches at the end of the block and BIG backyards where a child could be Hansel or Gretel or Rapunzel in her tower. And there were swampy ponds to fish for tadpoles in ( I waited to kiss toadly princely-appearing humans till I was older ).
I must have wished for a ideal childhood when I blew out the candles on my cake ---because that wish came true!