tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post1081891255805635846..comments2024-03-25T05:22:06.514-04:00Comments on Merely Day By Day: Summer Road TripsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-88114110666343032692013-06-14T18:03:42.654-04:002013-06-14T18:03:42.654-04:00You should make it a trip. I always enjoy the driv...You should make it a trip. I always enjoy the drive and you'll find a story or two there always.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-88261029932363861492013-06-14T16:25:26.670-04:002013-06-14T16:25:26.670-04:00What a special tradition with your dad! I especia...What a special tradition with your dad! I especially loved your description of your great-grandma. It's so neat that you got to know her, and she sounds like a really special person. I liked how you said she "always had time for you." And the Tilton Hilton sounds so cute!<br /><br />My dad went to Indian Lake when he was a kid (he's from Marion) but I've never been... maybe I should ask him to take me sometime!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-20889234272002151312013-06-13T21:58:38.556-04:002013-06-13T21:58:38.556-04:00I'd love to do a road trip with my Dad. That ...I'd love to do a road trip with my Dad. That sounds like such fun! <br /><br />Loved the description of the Tilton Hilton. Sounds like some place!<br /><br />Happy summer, Cathy.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-69547986202653568432013-06-12T22:29:05.444-04:002013-06-12T22:29:05.444-04:00It sounds like you and your Dad had a great trip! ...It sounds like you and your Dad had a great trip! I have many wonderful memories of summers at my in-laws cabin on a lake in Maine. They sold it years ago, and we haven't been back, but it is fun to reminisce.<br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-16639816659411819292013-06-12T21:16:04.607-04:002013-06-12T21:16:04.607-04:00Your writing brought back so many memories... Gran...Your writing brought back so many memories... Grandma on the back of your dad's motorcycle when she was almost 80... Summer church camp.. The time I cleaned her house and she was so angry with me.. The way our family used to play musical beds in the attic.. No one ever was in the same bed in the morning that they had started out in the night before... It was the first place I ever had a TV dinner.. Grandma was one very special person... I hated to see the house empty..Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265164408058950552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-4200881531243099722013-06-12T07:00:18.816-04:002013-06-12T07:00:18.816-04:00Tar bubbles...I haven't thought about tar bubb...Tar bubbles...I haven't thought about tar bubbles in ages. Isn't it funny the little bits of memories that float...shared...between one person's life and another? Thanks for sharing. Gonna have to work harder to talk My Ol' Man into a road trip this summer.Today I Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659233287501052763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-10169837789391396882013-06-11T23:13:44.733-04:002013-06-11T23:13:44.733-04:00Love summers on a lake and my grandma did the same...Love summers on a lake and my grandma did the same thing - organizing priorities. My Grandma lived on the lake year round and I believe owned a dozen bathing suits because that is what she lived in. She could even garden in a swim suit! I personally can't where a skirted swim suit because Grandma wore a skirted swim suit as I was growing up. Thanks for warming my heart and reminding me about my own special lake place.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-75636393731324389232013-06-11T22:26:04.753-04:002013-06-11T22:26:04.753-04:00Cathy, it sounds so familiar, only I just spent oo...Cathy, it sounds so familiar, only I just spent oodles of time with grandparents, and one aunt and uncle-much of the summers were at their homes. I look back & am amazed at the time spent with me, and all my wonderful cousins. They really did do other things too, like cook etc. Your wonderful tradition with your dad brings back such memories, although I lived many states away. Thanks much for sharing about it.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-21062151419508991952013-06-11T22:17:23.794-04:002013-06-11T22:17:23.794-04:00Sounds like a really special day with your dad! L...Sounds like a really special day with your dad! Lots and lots of treasured memories. Will he read this?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-60159789561733029852013-06-11T22:06:52.024-04:002013-06-11T22:06:52.024-04:00Amy,
I think I could write a thousand grandparent ...Amy,<br />I think I could write a thousand grandparent stories. I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with my grandparents and great-grandparents. <br /><br />The hamburgers were delicious. I likely won't be hungry for days, however.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-68000999935801095032013-06-11T22:05:44.407-04:002013-06-11T22:05:44.407-04:00Thank you. They are wonderful memories. Thank you. They are wonderful memories. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-48164195034760146222013-06-11T22:05:08.677-04:002013-06-11T22:05:08.677-04:00Karen,
It's a small world. My dad's famil...Karen,<br />It's a small world. My dad's family is all over that county. ;o) We have several surnames from there: Wilgus, Jacobs, Stevens, Dow, Stough, Newell, Millikan to name a few. We'll have to compare stories.<br /><br />Cathy Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-7131121260509603622013-06-11T21:30:23.171-04:002013-06-11T21:30:23.171-04:00Cath,
Your road trip sounds great! Reading about ...Cath,<br />Your road trip sounds great! Reading about the awesome hamburgers made me hungry! It's so sweet that you make this special trip with your dad! There's just something so special about remember time with grandparents.Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-77196103863600926812013-06-11T20:44:59.759-04:002013-06-11T20:44:59.759-04:00I love that you and your Dad take time to honor yo...I love that you and your Dad take time to honor your past and reminisce. I love the way you described all your stops and what happens at each. I wish I had visited with your Grandma, too but delighted in your telling of times with her. What a lovely way to honor your hertitage.writekimwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910094603036735657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-86266240824382111512013-06-11T20:43:11.539-04:002013-06-11T20:43:11.539-04:00I love that we both have our roots in Logan County...I love that we both have our roots in Logan County -- my mom was raised on a farm outside of Huntsville with 10 brothers and sisters -- the Wallace family. Indian Lake is a huge part of our history as well. <br />These trips with your dad sound priceless!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549453373381775445noreply@blogger.com