Welcome to Day 201 :) Today it's all about memories .. Remembering When. Going back in time through photographs to a day that sticks in your mind as a good one. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
I'm remembering a day when my daughter and grand daughter was with us
our days back then were always calm
we would spend a lot of time on the beach
enjoying the view of the ocean
the smell of the tropical flowers
waiting for the setting sun
so we can swim in the pool
and watch the stars
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 201 :) Today it's all about memories .. Remembering When. Going back in time through photographs to a day that sticks in your mind as a good one. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
Lot of Days to remember
A Grand Just Born-I Was right There!
Nursing School Graduation
Another Wee Grand-Just Born-I was there,too!
Tiny Little Feet in my Hand
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 201 :) Today it's all about memories .. Remembering When. Going back in time through photographs to a day that sticks in your mind as a good one. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
My good memories come from my honeymoon in San Fransisco
Our first couple nights, we stayed in Sonoma
flowers in the parking lot of the hotel
we toured several different wineries
we drank alot
we did stupid things
we went to the Gloria Ferrer winery
and crashed on the deck
we drove to Santa Rosa
got lost
finally arrived
drove to the coast
met the natives
drove to San Fransisco
getting near the Golden Gate Bridge
it was covered in fog
this what it looked like from the San Fransisco side
toured San Fransisco
shopped a little
talked with the locals
flew home
So I assume that today wil be a Retro Free Day, right? LOL..
These pics I shall call ''Back to the Womb'', where I was raised.
I-91 South
This highway is one of the more scenic ones I have had the pleasure of using. It begins at Derby Line, Vermont and follows the Connecticut River through Vermont and Massachusetts, and finally converges with the I-95 around New Haven, Connecticut.
Let me try and not offend anyone here, but the most scenic part is from Derby Line down to about Northampton, Massachusetts. From there on south, we might say from a sightseeing point of view
to be perfectly honest and categorical
a visually impaired person would not miss much of anything.
I saw the construction of this road, I was on and off of it in its beginnings, using the good old Route 5 (another favourite). You could say that our family baptized the I-91, as weve been part of it since way before it was completed. What a feeling to go through Vermont and not having to do thirty miles per hour in the numerous towns. On the other hand, we sure missed those towns, but when it is a three-day weekend, small towns are a mortgage on our quality time.
I-91 South meant, « Goin home, babe
..back to the womb ». the light at the end of the tunnel was home; family, chicken dinner and mock cherry pie on Sundays. It was barefoot on the beach, hanging out with neighbours and all the homey things we all do. It was an exit from hard times to good times and our daily hardships were left behind, at least for awhile.
Ryegate, Vt
..a funny thing happened here during the construction when they were building the bridge and we had to detour by the Rt. 5 and pass under the new bridge. At this point there were flagmen/flagwomen, and we had a college-aged girl on our side and as we passed her, very slowly, Huguette lit up a cigar! I dont know where the cigar came from as neither of smoked, but there was one in the car. The girls face went from drudgery dull to wide-eyed white. Ha.
We came across the border and not far from there is the first rest area. It was ~ 1978, Huguette was driving and I was riding shotgun. She mistook the rest area entrance for the highway and flew into it at 60 mph. « Why are those trucks parked alongside the road? »
St. Js was always a welcome spot for a coffee and a walk. Wells River also. Neat little town. How many times did we stop in 25,000 Gifts in White River Jct. and not buy anything. Allens at Bellows Falls and Curtis had this neatest BBQ going in Putney. We always stopped in Brattleboro.
The 91 runs alongside the Rt.5, as does the I-88 and the 7, the I-81 an the 11. But the bestest one
I-91 and the Rt. 5, by far the bestest!
I go through eastern Vermont now, no rush anymore now. No more home, no more womb. We do most often take the old road, the highway has now been relegated to the family history. Even thought it is a great scenic road, it has lost a bit of its luster and is now just another Interstate.
Jay G wrote:
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 201 :) Today it's all about memories .. Remembering When. Going back in time through photographs to a day that sticks in your mind as a good one. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
My good memories come from my honeymoon in San Fransisco
Jay,
nice shots but those grapes are SUPER!
Roadrunner wrote:
So I assume that today wil be a Retro Free Day, right? LOL..
These pics I shall call ''Back to the Womb'', where I was raised.
I-91 South
This highway is one of the more scenic ones I have had the pleasure of using. It begins at Derby Line, Vermont and follows the Connecticut River through Vermont and Massachusetts, and finally converges with the I-95 around New Haven, Connecticut.
Let me try and not offend anyone here, but the most scenic part is from Derby Line down to about Northampton, Massachusetts. From there on south, we might say from a sightseeing point of view
to be perfectly honest and categorical
a visually impaired person would not miss much of anything.
I saw the construction of this road, I was on and off of it in its beginnings, using the good old Route 5 (another favourite). You could say that our family baptized the I-91, as weve been part of it since way before it was completed. What a feeling to go through Vermont and not having to do thirty miles per hour in the numerous towns. On the other hand, we sure missed those towns, but when it is a three-day weekend, small towns are a mortgage on our quality time.
I-91 South meant, « Goin home, babe
..back to the womb ». the light at the end of the tunnel was home; family, chicken dinner and mock cherry pie on Sundays. It was barefoot on the beach, hanging out with neighbours and all the homey things we all do. It was an exit from hard times to good times and our daily hardships were left behind, at least for awhile.
Ryegate, Vt
..a funny thing happened here during the construction when they were building the bridge and we had to detour by the Rt. 5 and pass under the new bridge. At this point there were flagmen/flagwomen, and we had a college-aged girl on our side and as we passed her, very slowly, Huguette lit up a cigar! I dont know where the cigar came from as neither of smoked, but there was one in the car. The girls face went from drudgery dull to wide-eyed white. Ha.
We came across the border and not far from there is the first rest area. It was ~ 1978, Huguette was driving and I was riding shotgun. She mistook the rest area entrance for the highway and flew into it at 60 mph. « Why are those trucks parked alongside the road? »
St. Js was always a welcome spot for a coffee and a walk. Wells River also. Neat little town. How many times did we stop in 25,000 Gifts in White River Jct. and not buy anything. Allens at Bellows Falls and Curtis had this neatest BBQ going in Putney. We always stopped in Brattleboro.
The 91 runs alongside the Rt.5, as does the I-88 and the 7, the I-81 an the 11. But the bestest one
I-91 and the Rt. 5, by far the bestest!
I go through eastern Vermont now, no rush anymore now. No more home, no more womb. We do most often take the old road, the highway has now been relegated to the family history. Even thought it is a great scenic road, it has lost a bit of its luster and is now just another Interstate.
So I assume that today wil be a Retro Free Day, ri... (
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Hey,RR-
Nice collection of Family Stuff!
I posted these before so I will try to work on something later.
Dad,Mom and me
Cheryl,Deena, and me
Abe,James,and me
judy juul wrote:
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 201 :) Today it's all about memories .. Remembering When. Going back in time through photographs to a day that sticks in your mind as a good one. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
Lot of Days to remember
Bill&I Our Wedding Oct.of 1963-my sister to the right
the first thing that comes to mind is my wedding day but those are on film and I have yet to scan them. The next thing that comes to mind is my Dad who has been gone for a long time now...although I still think of him almost everyday. Also on film
so some of my most recent memories include travels with my husband...
Italy Shadow Pic...included in first published story with pics
Meeting my first UHH friend in person...I have met a second and hope to meet more this way.
peanut
my first SALE at the GARDEN CENTER
watching the sun set In Israel
taking the motor cycle ride with CHAI RIDERS in NYC
This is my fon dest memory, we were on our to New Brunswick and stopped over in Seabrook, New Hampshire. This my son play playing in the ocean for the first time.
I have so many grand memories that tell a life story that you would be begging me to stop if I kept posting...so Ill quit after just one more....just want to say that that last pic did not make the magazine story..I liked it because Im in the mirror of the bike. This one did. I will get my first payment for a magazine story with pics soon.
Finally home, will try to find something to post today. Great examples so far today, I expect to see lots more before it's over.
RiverNan wrote:
I have so many grand memories that tell a life story that you would be begging me to stop if I kept posting...so Ill quit after just one more....just want to say that that last pic did not make the magazine story..I liked it because Im in the mirror of the bike. This one did. I will get my first payment for a magazine story with pics soon.
Whoo hoo Nan, payment!!!!!! Keep up the great work :thumbup:
Ok, here's some
My brother,sister and me
Me at 13000' 1980
My brothers,sisters and me 1966
My grand sons and I
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