Category Archives: Summer vacations

Summer’s End 1978

Posted on January 1, 2020 by R. F.

Marge and I in 1978 were a middle age suburban Pennsylvania couple with two growing children. This post is about summer ending, a week at the beach, minutae of everyday life, hobbies, memories of the past and comments on them in the present. Join us. Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Coopersburg PA, memoir, Pennsylvania, Relationships, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

July 1978

Posted on December 24, 2018 by R. F.

Summer vacation time in PA. Trips for me, mostly business related. I had a speaking engagement in Chicago and made a side trip to Dearborn, home of many museums and similar places of interest. I took a trip at Memorial day to Tampa to spend a few days there with a friend and so some sailing in the Gulf. That was a lot of fun. I went to Poughkeepsie, NY to visit a counterpart at Central Hudson Power. Marge and I both went to Williamsburgh, VA as I was going to a trade show of electric utility vehicles. Marge did some shopping and sightseeing. We left the girls at home and had a very nice time together. Pleasure with business, a good combination. I had a new eye exam and also a detailed hearing exam. Some minor problems but nothing serious. I took up the jogging craze and find it is a good way to unwind after a day at the office and get in good physical shape. I took the exam for a Professional Engineering license 20 years after graduation. It was exhausting but I believe I did OK. Future summer plans involve going to Virginia Beach with another couple for a vacation which we are all looking forward to. Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Coopersburg PA, Relationships, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

September 1977

Posted on August 7, 2018 by R. F.

Trailer traveling from PA to FL. To the Tampa FL area in July. (NO A/C on the trailer…THINK about that!!) It was my wife Marge’s wish to take some spoken Spanish classes with some people she knew. We both learned some about the life experiences each of us had. Very Good. Very positive. So if you want to go on the road, please join us here. Continue reading →

Posted in Coopersburg PA, Marge Writing, memoir, Summer vacations | 1 Comment

June 1977

Posted on August 2, 2018 by R. F.

A family memoir of summer life including travel, learning, children and Marge driving the car and trailer down south. Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, memoir, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

May 1977

Posted on June 29, 2018 by R. F.

The sunny South, land of Tara and “Gone with the Wind”. Also, Live Oaks and Spanish moss. Our annual Spring vacation where we went to get a head start on spring in PA. The Civil War, aka War of Northern Aggression, started here. View a Park Service video of Fort Sumter history. Join us. Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, memoir, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

March 1977

Posted on June 26, 2018 by R. F.

Another family memoir, this time in March, 1977. Our vacation plans for a trip South. A sick pet and an orthodontist for Ingrid. Join us. Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Binghamton, Coopersburg PA, Marge Writing, memoir, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

July 2017, Movie Nights

Posted on August 15, 2017 by R. F.

Favorite films, often Swedish. Ove, New in Town, Dragon Tattoo Trilogy, Pizza, Scotch and wine, whats not to Like? Continue reading →

Posted in Summer vacations, Vegas 2010 -? | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The falling leaves-1976

Posted on March 27, 2017 by R. F.

Fall, camping, children, cars, electronics, fishing, audiology, teaching films courses, Sacramento Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Binghamton, Coopersburg PA, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Summer Solstice Soliloquies

Posted on March 2, 2017 by R. F.

family life in 1976, photos, Dad’s death,Lake Placid, summer vacations, ham radio, ages and stages Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, Relationships, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

April Fools – 1975

Posted on November 30, 2016 by R. F.

Travel trailer vacation, Florida, Disney world, Weekie Watchie, St Augustine North Carolina,bad weather, home again Continue reading →

Posted in Coopersburg PA, Relationships, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Summer Time – 1973

Posted on February 18, 2016 by R. F.

The Date: August 15, 1973.  The Place: Coopersburg, PA.  August here is usually hot and muggy, this day being no exception.  Not like NY where we could get by with large window fans and we are so thankful this house … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, Relationships, Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Hedwig Cmielewski – Summer 1957

Posted on July 1, 2015 by R. F.

 Hedwig Cmielewski and I, in the summer of ’57 worked at Saranac Inn, NY.   This place appeared in the last post so no sense in repeating that.  I was back in my old department at Saranac Inn and this year there was … Continue reading →

Posted in NY, Summer vacations, Syracuse University | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Donna Cianchetti – Goodbye – 1956

Posted on June 19, 2015 by R. F.

Who was Donna Cianchetti?  That’s a question that has been on what is left of my memory and mind for a week or so. I have already mentioned that I spent my summers working in restaurants, mostly resorts in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments