tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post115331596194126659..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Splashjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153512474964472872006-07-21T16:07:00.000-04:002006-07-21T16:07:00.000-04:00Your camp sounds nice. When I was growing up, my ...Your camp sounds nice. When I was growing up, my grandparents had a small cabin on a lake in western Nebraska. Reading your article brings back memories of summer mornings at the cabin.<BR/><BR/>We did summer vacation camping trips with our kids for years. The oldest daughter always loved it; the youngest daughter did, too, until she was in her teens. Then she just put up with it -- she was more interested in going to town to go shopping and really didn't care much for the camping.<BR/><BR/>Today, the oldest daughter, single at 33, still loves the outdoors, but can't afford often to get away for camping. The youngest is married with kids -- and while her husband is on leave next month, after visiting us, they're heading to the mountains with some of our gear for a camping trip, taking their kids to some of the places we took her when she was a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153496276082290262006-07-21T11:37:00.000-04:002006-07-21T11:37:00.000-04:00I'm with Liz, your family is just beautiful.Now I ...I'm with Liz, your family is just beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Now I want to go swim in a lake.halloweenloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153434439383514762006-07-20T18:27:00.000-04:002006-07-20T18:27:00.000-04:00Linda: Yes, camping in the northeast is really wo...Linda: Yes, camping in the northeast is really wonderful. COME VISIT!<BR/><BR/>Taittems: I don't think I've ever looked at good as Urban Sophisticate Sister. (She's 35 in this photo.)jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153432071940395012006-07-20T17:47:00.000-04:002006-07-20T17:47:00.000-04:00I love the way you write, the most ordinary tings ...I love the way you write, the most ordinary tings sem somehow magcal under your pen or keyboard.<BR/><BR/>I haven't looked as good as Urban Sophisticate Sister since I was about 15.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153391878821919912006-07-20T06:37:00.000-04:002006-07-20T06:37:00.000-04:00Even washing up in sounds divine at your camp. An...Even washing up in sounds divine at your camp. And now I want some yummy pancakes cooked on an iron pan. I did do bacon and eggs on the bbq last Sunday because it was too hot to cook inside and it felt like camping :).BeachMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936777379292996065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153366194953444452006-07-19T23:29:00.000-04:002006-07-19T23:29:00.000-04:00I've got to go camping up north sometime. Great h...I've got to go camping up north sometime. Great horned owls. Cool evenings. Camping like that sounds luxurious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153360333001022102006-07-19T21:52:00.000-04:002006-07-19T21:52:00.000-04:00I keep telling Pure Luck I want to go camping, but...I keep telling Pure Luck I want to go camping, but he says anyone who has a hard time sleeping in our exceedingly comfortable bed is not someone he wants to sleep with in a tent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153351243555831422006-07-19T19:20:00.000-04:002006-07-19T19:20:00.000-04:00Great picture! Love the moving water! Yeah, your f...Great picture! Love the moving water! Yeah, your family really is perfect.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005040876956039402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153348008888284672006-07-19T18:26:00.000-04:002006-07-19T18:26:00.000-04:00Liz: Yeah, they are. But I suppose I could be bi...Liz: Yeah, they are. But I suppose I could be biased.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153345467062069012006-07-19T17:44:00.000-04:002006-07-19T17:44:00.000-04:00So, aside from the fact that your entire family ju...So, aside from the fact that your entire family just seems like the nicest, hippest people in the world I can't help but notice that they are all also beautiful.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153344992097623842006-07-19T17:36:00.000-04:002006-07-19T17:36:00.000-04:00Sounds perfect!Sounds perfect!Lesleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949872709953861128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153339596066605152006-07-19T16:06:00.000-04:002006-07-19T16:06:00.000-04:00Chip: I think the cast iron frying pan is the key...Chip: I think the cast iron frying pan is the key to making the pancakes. Plus, my mother has years of experience. Myself, the only thing I ever make over propane is Ramon noodle soup, which takes very little talent.<BR/><BR/>It's been sweltering here in Snowstorm City this week, which is what has been prompting me to look through photos of camp. We are off for another vacation in just two days -- hurray!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153339232189098902006-07-19T16:00:00.000-04:002006-07-19T16:00:00.000-04:00I tried early on to get my wife to go camping but ...I tried early on to get my wife to go camping but she refuses to have anything to do with tents or sleeping on the ground. So we go one step up, and go to a cabin with no plumbing/electricity, but with a wonderful, beautiful cool lake. Those early morning swims are so refreshing, aren't they.<BR/><BR/>BTW I'm very impressed with your mom, making pancakes over the propane. The most ambitious I get is to throw a bunch of eggs and bacon into an old frying pan and leave it on the fire for a while.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503422107908380716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1153319296835688842006-07-19T10:28:00.000-04:002006-07-19T10:28:00.000-04:00It sounds great. Summer vacation with my family w...It sounds great. Summer vacation with my family would be just too bizarre for words.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.com