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HAPPY HAPPY BIG 60 TO ONE VERY SPECIAL FRIEND AND ...

2011-07-25T07:03:00.785-04:00

HAPPY HAPPY BIG 60 TO ONE VERY SPECIAL FRIEND AND BLOGGER EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!

We miss you .. hope you have a FABULOUS birthday and that the celebrations go on for days..

I hope this year brings you much happiness, joy, love and lots of good luck and fortune

It's your time!!!

I raise a glass and wish you everything you would want in.. 'The Land of Everything As It Should be!!!'

much love .. ciao ciao xxxx Julie

Happy 60th girl! There is a party at my place for ...

2011-07-25T07:00:59.248-04:00

Happy 60th girl! There is a party at my place for you.

I just wanted to wish you an OUTSTANDING HAPPY 60t...

2011-07-25T02:27:53.854-04:00

I just wanted to wish you an OUTSTANDING HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY!! I hope it is amazing. <3

And, this beach photo timeline is so capturing. It is a beautiful idea to post in this style. I very much enjoyed reading and looking. :)

(psssst -- Happy Birthday!)

2011-07-24T20:46:53.570-04:00

(psssst -- Happy Birthday!)

Come camp St. Andrew's State Park in Panama Ci...

2011-07-23T20:16:56.238-04:00

Come camp St. Andrew's State Park in Panama City!!!

I don't tent camp, but that's because i'm a wimp! :)

What a great place and amazing memories! I love t...

2011-07-20T10:07:16.671-04:00

What a great place and amazing memories! I love the photos, how fun to have grown up there and create such bonds with others. I love the potato sack dress and your mom is gorgeous! My favorite memories are that of "our" cottage, growing up there in the summers, being with family and friends, it really doesn't get much better.
I am so sorry about the losses of your cousins and I hope that you are doing good.
Hugs!
xoxo

I still know a few places to camp much like you de...

2011-07-18T23:49:50.824-04:00

I still know a few places to camp much like you described about in 1963. I camp there often. Talk to Karen. Capt. Brian

Beautiful pictures! Beach camping is definately a ...

2011-07-14T23:27:46.915-04:00

Beautiful pictures! Beach camping is definately a great goal. If only I could convince the Mister... his eyes are set on a sailboat first and THEN a camper someday. We may just end up camping on a sailboat and see where the waves take us.

Sorry I haven't written lately. I just haven&...

2011-07-14T19:08:44.660-04:00

Sorry I haven't written lately. I just haven't had time to blog...no time to even read my favorites. Hopefully I will have a new post up in the next day or two. I haven't had a chance to catch up with your recent postings. Sounds like you have had a lot going on. Hope it hasn't been too bad. Seems like every time I've turned around lately there has been bad news. 2011 hasn't been the best of years....I'm looking forward to next year!

Hi Rhonda! Thanks for stopping by! I love this p...

2011-07-12T18:11:17.881-04:00

Hi Rhonda! Thanks for stopping by! I love this post about camping along the CA coast way back when! I can remember sitting on the beach while my parents cooked on a hibachi and if there was a little sand on the food it just didn't matter! LOL! I will definitely be around for next year's World Oceans Day!

Robin

Rhonda...I know what you mean about missing Califo...

2011-07-12T12:58:43.731-04:00

Rhonda...I know what you mean about missing California, though I never had the opportunity to actually live there, since my Father does, it was like a second home for many years, and I miss it more than words can say. Those memories are some of my most treasured. But, I know in time, when it's right, God will guide us there. And as far as the lotion goes, you will love it. So different than many products I've tried, and I am a little picky some would say, and you can tell it's crushed pearls, not sparkles, keeps your skin so soft not sticky and last all day, here in Florida, we don't need sticky - and does have the coconut fragrance, but not over powering, just a slight hint of the tropics. Thank you so much for the sweet anniversary comment. So looking forward to your next post.

Have a wonderful week...

Joni

Those camping photos are a hoot!!! Love it! Thanks...

2011-07-12T12:46:50.703-04:00

Those camping photos are a hoot!!! Love it! Thanks for sharing. Wanted to let you know I'm now following!!!

~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
www.shabbyfrenchcottage.com

HI Rhonda!! I loved this post! I love camping too ...

2011-07-12T12:24:17.602-04:00

HI Rhonda!!
I loved this post! I love camping too and I think a dress up camping party would be the best:)
I loved the vintage photos too! I love how photographs always tell such a story....and I don't think you have to be some fancy photographer to get a story across!! Those photographs are a moment in time! I loved them:):)

What a fabulous post...love the pictures. Those w...

2011-07-10T20:27:31.681-04:00

What a fabulous post...love the pictures. Those were the days, just aren't words, they are the best memories we have. I spent a few hours today, doing nothing but watching classic movies on TCM, love those California beach movies especially, and that's what your beautiful photographs remind me of. I get a bit sentimental sometimes, OK...a lot of times, when i think of the west and how much I miss it, and those good old days...seeing your post, though I was in one of those moods today, really lifted my spirits and know that God is in control and I must continue to be patient. It's really great to be able to read someones post, and though they may not know it, they have lifted your spirits, and that is what yours has done for me. Thank you. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

Joni

Your mom's potato sack dress provided an inspi...

2011-07-08T14:09:28.349-04:00

Your mom's potato sack dress provided an inspiration for a St. Patrick's Day party. Your mom seemed like an amazing woman.

I hope the new job is working out. I'm sure it has kept you busy. I'm glad you took the time to visit.

Sitting here with a grin on mah face while looking...

2011-07-08T09:43:34.818-04:00

Sitting here with a grin on mah face while looking at your "vintage" pics!! HaHaHa....I have some EXACTLY like those..my mom was hoot like yours was! And now I'm laughing even harder wondering...hmmmm....
Ya see? We took our boys camping all the time when they (and us) were young. I wonder if they'll look back on those pics one day and say.....Look at Mom, she was such a crazyass!!! I tended to do crazy things on our camping trips too! hahahahahahahahaha
oh, once again, you have put a smile on my face this Friday morning!! and my heart feels as warm as a toasted marshmallow!!

What a hoot! Didn't realize that your love of...

2011-07-08T08:46:30.224-04:00

What a hoot! Didn't realize that your love of the beach was genetic! LOL!

The photos are treasures. Absolutely!

What an awesome post, Rhonda! I remember those old...

2011-07-08T07:56:00.040-04:00

What an awesome post, Rhonda! I remember those old camping days. Can't do it anymore...hurts my bones to lie on the ground :)

That is so cool Rhonda! I am jealous of your amazi...

2011-07-07T22:56:34.926-04:00

That is so cool Rhonda!
I am jealous of your amazing childhood! The pics just take me back to a different time.
I was born in Aug. 1956 but I still feel like i can remember a bit of the 50's.
Your Mom looks like she was so much fun, really this is such a good post!
Hugs friend,
I missed you and so glad your back in bloggyland!
Cindy

Welcome back my friend!! Your family looked like t...

2011-07-07T08:59:31.766-04:00

Welcome back my friend!! Your family looked like they really had a wonderful time. I would have loved to join you scrambling on the rocks like that. Your mom was GORGEOUS!! What a great place to hang out.

Hi Rhonda I loved hearing your wonderful camping m...

2011-07-07T02:41:24.220-04:00

Hi Rhonda
I loved hearing your wonderful camping memories. It sounds like you had such a fun childhood at your special beach. I enjoyed seeing the pictures. I am probably going to shock you now but I have never ever camped in my life! We stayed in a caravan (trailer to you) a couple of times for a holiday when I was a child but it always had a real loo and shower! I think maybe the weather over here in England deters many like myself from camping or that's my excuse anyway. You make it spound very appealing especially in California.
Congratulations to your winners.
Missed you.
Lindsay
x

What a great pic of your mom. We are due a campin...

2011-07-06T23:15:39.420-04:00

What a great pic of your mom. We are due a camping trip. Ft Desoto works for me.

Love ya!

How fun. Our summer vacations when I was little we...

2011-07-06T22:18:56.072-04:00

How fun. Our summer vacations when I was little we spent a week on Daytona Beach and a week on Miami Beach. We would have a motel with a kitchenette and my mom would cook, we would swim all day and sometimes do arts and crafts in the "kid's room" at the motel. Such a simple time and yet so many great memories!

Dear Rhonda I've missed you!! blogging isn'...

2011-07-06T21:37:28.521-04:00

Dear Rhonda
I've missed you!! blogging isn't the same without someone who can say 'discomubulated'... I hope things are settling down for you a bit... I know there have been so many changes and can leave a person rattled...

So.. congrats to Maya and Diane.. lucky girls... I'm sure they will treasure their win from you.. just as you treasure all your wonderful memories of your family and growing up with such enthusiasm for life.. the beach and having fun.. .. I'm not sure if I remember this post.. but I do remember the shots of your mum.. what a stunner!!

Have a lovely week Rhonda and I hope things are on the way up.. ciao xxx Julie

Hi Welcome Back - love those photos - like out of ...

2011-07-06T19:58:54.652-04:00

Hi Welcome Back - love those photos - like out of a movie

Hope your heart heals ...

Best Wishes,

Linda