Beach
My mom is a 'beach girl'. Her grandmother, my great-grandmother was the first person to build on the beach at Boundary Bay way back in the 20's. We have a history of forward-thinking women in our family ;)! Grannie started with a tent on the property, then built a house on driftwood foundations. You work with what you have.
Every summer from as far back as I can recall... we would pack up and head to the beach for a month or so... Dad was a Councellor with VSB, so he had summers off. Initially there were 3 houses on the property. Grannie and Papa Siddy's, Uncle Harold's and the 'front camp' - that is where we lived. 2 tiny bedrooms, one just fit a double bed for mom and dad, one just fit 2 campcots with 12 inches or so between them for Debbie and I and that left the couch in the living room for our brother! We had a toilet, we had running water (but no hot water) and we had a wood burning stove. We loved it! Up in the morning, out on the sandbars, laying in the sun as teenagers, collecting bark with Papa Siddy.... clamming, crabbing.... endless hours outside. SO - MUCH - FUN!
Mom had fun there too. Doesn't she look like a happy camper in this picture? Think one of those guys is "Billy Lively" with her... (but don't quote me... whenever there is a picture at the beach in this time frame - we just say it's probably Billy Lively)! and that bathing suit... wowza! she was a hottie yes? scandalous! This beach? mom's happy place as a baby, toddler, youngster (remember using that word?), teen..... right until her virtual end it was her happy place... and so it remains. Even now, when I say... 330. She can usually come back with "Centennial Parkway" !
And so it has been for our kids... a happy place. don't know where Laura was in this one.... but LOOK at the sweater that Kieran has on.... ring any bells? It's his Nana's creation.
look... I found Laura!
this scarf? the colour of sandbars, dumb-de-dumbers, and sunshine glistening off the puddles. Beach.
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