Ah!...great memories of times passed...havent been there in about 2 years....family gets bigger yet farther apart and 2nd and 3rd cousins don't keep in touch tha much...
I loved going to "PEACHINS" for shopping bargains and then to Montgomery Wards...we don't have that out here....and not to mention Gabrielle's....not sure if its still called that, name kept changing, went there with my partner, they actually had a big/tall section, 4 shopping carts later and only spent 90.00...what a great place...we always have to visit the caves and the big cross on the hill everytime...I was out there in 1999, just came over the top of summit mountain, rt40, and my brakes went to the floor, scared the crap out of me all the way down, riding the emergency brake, all safe but never want to do that again! that was also the first tme I seen a super walmart that was open all night...got my oil changed at 2am...we just got a super walmart here a few months ago....we usually stayed with my aunt out there...i loved the little house, 2bedrooms, kitchen, livingroom...no hot water, no bathroom, only cold water to the sink, water ran out onto the ground, outhouses, had to go outside to get to the basement, carry coal in for the furnace, for them that was everyday life, but i really had a great time, all the stories my parents would tell us about living back home on the farm....best part for me was, of coarse, washing the clothes in the maytag wringer and hanging the clothes on the line, and the rinse bucket...I could have left big city life for that in a minute...just fond memories of great times!