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gravy boat · 09-21-2004, 08:52 PM

My, what a wonderful idea for a thread!

So many memories -- from as far back as I can remember.

I am told that I said my first word while in a playpen on the beach at Lake Shore Park -- "Hi!" But I don't quite remember that far back. ;-)

One of my fondest "group" of memories were of the times growing up when I would look forward to coming "to the lake" in the summer. I was enamored and obsessed with the lake and New Hampshire since I can remember. From early May until we came up in the summer, I would read everything I could about NH -- mostly from the Encyclopedia. I would spend hours reading about NH -- the state bird, the state flower, the population, the history -- everything I could get my hands on. I was fortunate enough to have fate smile upon me and I moved to NH in 1989.

But I have to say that my very favorite memories are of family together -- immediate family and all the cousins and aunts and uncles -- and we would have a "pot luck" up on the big deck at Aqua Vue. Water skiing wipe out contests (the winners split a jug of cheap wine, from what I remember), great jokes (clean and dirty), and more laughter than I've heard anytime since. I remember sitting and listening to my cousins (Fred, Bruce and Ken) for hours on the decks of their cabins, telling jokes, laughing...just enjoying themselves and each other. One of my favorite aunts heralding her arrival with, "Yoo oo....Fruit salad!"....her dish of choice. ;-)

Sometimes I wonder why things can't be the same as they were back then. But then I realize that people grow apart, priorities change and everybody seems to get too busy for each other.

At least I'll always have those memories.

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09-21-2004, 08:52 PM	#18
gravy boat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford year round, West Alton summers Posts: 596 Thanks: 601 Thanked 203 Times in 102 Posts	Memories... My, what a wonderful idea for a thread! So many memories -- from as far back as I can remember. I am told that I said my first word while in a playpen on the beach at Lake Shore Park -- "Hi!" But I don't quite remember that far back. ;-) One of my fondest "group" of memories were of the times growing up when I would look forward to coming "to the lake" in the summer. I was enamored and obsessed with the lake and New Hampshire since I can remember. From early May until we came up in the summer, I would read everything I could about NH -- mostly from the Encyclopedia. I would spend hours reading about NH -- the state bird, the state flower, the population, the history -- everything I could get my hands on. I was fortunate enough to have fate smile upon me and I moved to NH in 1989. But I have to say that my very favorite memories are of family together -- immediate family and all the cousins and aunts and uncles -- and we would have a "pot luck" up on the big deck at Aqua Vue. Water skiing wipe out contests (the winners split a jug of cheap wine, from what I remember), great jokes (clean and dirty), and more laughter than I've heard anytime since. I remember sitting and listening to my cousins (Fred, Bruce and Ken) for hours on the decks of their cabins, telling jokes, laughing...just enjoying themselves and each other. One of my favorite aunts heralding her arrival with, "Yoo oo....Fruit salad!"....her dish of choice. ;-) Sometimes I wonder why things can't be the same as they were back then. But then I realize that people grow apart, priorities change and everybody seems to get too busy for each other. At least I'll always have those memories. Gravy