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I didn't have vacations during those years...I had my first child at 19.
Before that, summer vacation meant spending a few weeks at my grandparents' house in southern Vermont. Sitting on the big rock in the back yard, writing poetry. Daydreaming, with my feet in the brook. Listening to my grandmother talk on the phone with her friend Ruth about General Hospital. Listening to the Red Sox on the radio with Gramp. Getting the eggs. Picking fat blueberries from under the bird nets. Walking over to the store for an ice cream cone. Poking around in the attic. Swimming at the Salmon Hole while my grandparents sat on a blanket watching me. Having slices of homemade bread and butter, and a big bowl of popcorn for supper while watching the King Family on black and white TV. Watching deer under the apple tree from the bedroom that used to be my Aunt Mary's, and listening to rain on the metal roof of the old farmhouse. Sitting out on the porch (my grandmother called it the "piazza") watching the thunderstorms. Playing old-timey music on the piano and wheedling until my grandfather got out his clarinet and played along. Then coaxing my grandmother into sitting down at the piano, and spending an hour leaning my elbows on the dining room table, listening to them play. I miss my Grandma and Grandpa.
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When we were in NJ, we were over at my uncle's pool, and it was always a blast. But in OH, there was nothing to do. It was too muggy and boring. Once in a blue moon, lake erie or Cedar Point. Other wise, we just got in trouble.
I have more fun now that I'm old, to tell the truth. ![]()
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As a child we'd spend several weeks at my Grandmother's tobacco farm in NC. I loved that place. I could spend the entire three weeks there and never once leave the farm. And I never got bored!!
I can remember picking tomatoes with her from her garden and having fresh tomato sandwiches for lunch. Good ole' white Sunbeam bread, mayonnaise and tomatoes. Fresh black pepper and a little salt. YUM!! There were racks for drying the tobacco leaves lined up at the back of the house. My cousins and I would climb all over those racks. It wasn't anything elaborate but we'd spend hours out there. On some evenings other family members would come over and we'd fry catfish they'd caught that same day. My Grandmother would make homemade coleslaw from cabbage she'd grown. She'd also make homemade hush puppies that were better than anything I've ever tasted. I miss those summers so much. Her house didn't have A/C but she had a huge attic fan and kept all the windows open 24/7 with the attic fan going. I don't remember it ever being hot. If there was a thunderstorm we'd all go out to the screened in porch and sit out there and watch it. We'd eat homemade bread & butter pickles my Grandmother had made. Such simple but fun times. Why can't life be like that today???
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Camping! we used to camp a lot. We went to so many places, to show my children the country side, and this great American landscape. it is a cheap way to travel, and keeps you in touch with mother earth. From the Colorado landscapes to the Cape Cod shore lines, we saw it all. I had no issue with waiting in line, hot beaches, traffic or the crowds in stores.
Now? no no no! dont think so. Take it above 75 degrees, and I go blind and stupid. Crowded malls make me anxious and stimulus overload makes my head swirl and me shake. I cant/wont tolerate the baking in the sand that come with a trip to the beach, let alone the nasty crowds, the rude strangers, and the BS of tripping over trash to find a good spot. Thank God I did all this when I was young, and before MS took a bite out of me. My children have such fond memories of vacations, and funtimes, and dont have memories of missing out on a single thing because mom didnt feel good.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009) |
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This made me laugh 'cause my Grandmother would talk to her sister on the phone (they called it the "hotline" ![]() ![]()
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009) |
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My summers were spent milking cows, haying (handling bales of hay that weighed 2/3 of my weight, baling straw (liked that better as they weren't as heavy as the hay) cultivating, harvesting - you get the picture. And, of course the milking cows was twice a day and in the wintertime as well naturally. And feeding the cattle sileage and hay in the winter. Cleaning the barn winter and summer, slopping the hogs, feeding the chickens, gathering eggs, and all the rest.
No, I would not want to do that again.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009), TwoKidsTwoCats (06-29-2009) |
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Your summers sound very nice! During the day me and my sisters would sit home and watch tv (mostly the soaps), maybe go swimming but with the AC why bother.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009) |
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![]() After age 18... I baby sat in the mornings, spent the afternoons at the pool, spent the evenings in English Comp and Calculus classes. Once I transferred from "junior" college to the University, I worked 20 hours a day in the work study program and carried 12 hours of classes all summer. Got married at 21, finished college in the Spring of 1981 and moved to Ohio with my hubby. Didn't have much time for play as I wanted out of "h-e-l-l and back", Mississippi! ![]()
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009) |
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We also had cows for eating
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009) |
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This is a fun thread, Sally!
I remember making trips across Death Valley en route from California to Utah to see my Aunts and cousins. Sometimes we drove at night to avoid the stifling heat. When I was, uhh, 1 year old or so, ![]() I knew we were nearing Salt Lake City when we saw those Barbasol signs spaced every quarter mile or so: Dim your lights Behind a car Let folks see How bright YOU are BurmaShave Another summer I spent in So. Pasadena with my niece (approx. same age). We swam every single day in the apt. pool, then cleaned out the fridge cause we were Starving! I remember my brother (18 yrs older than me) complaining that they kept running out of food!
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (06-29-2009) |
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