Friday, February 5, 2010
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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