Issue10_SpringSummer2017

It may not be my favorite childhood memory, but it’s the one that I remember often and fondly. This picture was taken in July 1966. That’s my nana and me frolicking in the ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC. As you can see, she didn’t want any tan lines. Back in the day, it was the hot spot for residents of Portsmouth, OH to vacation and my nana and papaw always took me with them.

I can’t recall if it was this trip or a different one when it all happened. Nana & I were standing in knee deep water and the next thing I knew, I was underwater struggling to get up and not drown, and Nana was exposing the world to her womanliness. I didn’t see anything; however, it was caught on 8mm film and spurred Papaw to write the song “Nana With Her Ninnies Hanging Down”. Nana was not amused, but he and I would sing it often while he played his ukulele.

My favorite summers were the five (ages 8 - 13) that I was away at summer camp in Marlborough, NH - I loved the time spent on canoe trips, climbing Mt. Monadnock, zip lining, creating arts & crafts, swimming, telling ghost stories, and best of all - being away from home.

Jessica Osborne Meriden Summers of ‘90 - ‘95

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