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My kids used to always ask for a bedtime story from me. The tradition became the “When I was a boy living at Nenna’s house” story (Nenna being the nickname for my mother Edna). To the casual observer, there would be little indication as to how special of a neighborhood I grew up in. But close by we had Clarkes store, the drug store, the Ocean Spray parking lot and building, Urann’s Pond & woods, the Halls farm, the railroad tracks, “The Swamp”. All have their own stories
30 Phillips St circa 1969?
Donnie, south yard, circa 1960?
featured relatives
- Edna/Nenna - Mom
- Don/Don Sr/big Don - Dad
- Henry (Howland) - Nenna's 2nd husband, our step-dad
- Wes - eldest brother
- Laurie - eldest sister
- Donnie - Me
- Marly - 4th, after me
- Eric - 5th
- David - 6th
- Debbie - 7th
- Heather (Howland) - 8th & the baby!
- Ellen, Eileen & Billy Howland - step-sisters & step-brother
- Skip, Bill & Tom - Tobin cousins
- Maureen & Joanne - McClellan cousins
- Mark, Matt, John, Julie, Neil, Chrissy - Doyle cousins
- Dave & John Gurney - 2nd cousins
- Grammy / Sarah (Powers) - Nenna's mother
- Grampa Mac / Edgar (McClellan) - Nenna's father
- Aunkie (Ruth) & Fred - Nenna's aunt & uncle
- Aunt Ede (Tobin/Mitchell) - Nenna's twin sister
- Uncle Mac & Aunt Shirley (McClellan) - Nenna's younger brother & sister-in-law
- Aunt Sally & Uncle Bill (Doyle) - Nenna's younger sister & brother-in-law
- Aunt Maria (McClellan) - Nenna's 1/2 sister (but they don't make the distinction)
- Nana / Grace (McClellan) - Grampa Mac's step-mother
- Grampa Roddy (McClellan) - Grampa Mac's father
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- Camping at "The Pond" - the early years
- The Day I Quit Smoking
- Nana
- My Timeline History
- Night Crawlers
- Uncle Mac & Claude
- Ellen, Flowers and Cans
- Start of Fishing Season
- My Worst Nightmare
- Memorable Motorcycle Moments (hint: they are mostl...
- We were never too chicken to play in the snow
- We were so full of hot air
- An Emotional Drain - or - I didn't see that coming
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2 comments:
Haha, that is an all-mighty chicken! I can't quite make out who is riding the big buckin' chicken. Surely some grownup hands helped to create him?
Dad created the Monsterous "White Meat".
Best guess is Wes is the tallest one, and due to age/size difference maybe me & Marly?
I absolutely remember playing on it (and other unconventional snow creatures).
Dad was always proud of his artistic creations and dared to be different.
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