Wow! This is really going waaay back, Di and Kathy. We were not allowed to use the phone until we were in our late teens and no one phoned me when I was little, sad to say. Did not matter, I was too busy with rollerskates that clipped to my shoes anyway. But, I do remember my Mom was not fond of the party line and I always wondered as a little girl why she never enjoyed a party. Later, when I had access to the phone, I remember the rotary dial was best done with a pen! Did you do that as well?