She had a very social personality. She belonged to the local garden club. She was president of a few organizations in her lifetime. She loved to travel. She regularly took off to visit friends or relatives. Even into her 80's she would jump into her car and pick up her friends for a day of adventure. She always called her friends 'girls' even when they were all past 70.
When my mother was young most Florida family vacations were spent on the Atlantic side of the state. To this day my mother repeats her daddy's advice about the difference between the Gulf and the Atlantic....the undertow in the Gulf is apparently more dangerous than in the Atlantic....therefore one should go to the Atlantic instead of the Gulf. BUT, the Gulf is only 5 hours away compared to the Atlantic which is around 10 hours away. The result of which is that we go to the Gulf. Every trip I hear about the undertow again. The result of which is that I am now paranoid about swimming in the Gulf.
These are a couple of postcards that were part of Bigmother's stash.
All of my childhood Florida vacations were spent here...Daytona Beach....on the Atlantic side of the state.
This is my mother and 2 of her brothers with my Bigmother. I believe this was taken in St. Augustine, FL, but I 'm not sure. It is close to Daytona.
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Oh Stevie! These postcards speak volumes! I found myself just gaping at your Mom in her swanky suit, your smiling uncles and 'Bigmother'.. What a great name for a Grandma!
ReplyDeletei just love these oldie postcards, faded as they are, wish i had kept some of mine...sigh...
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have a family collection of cards. It's interesting for me to learn little details of life, such as the advantages of the Atlantic over the Gulf for swimming!
ReplyDeleteThe post cards are really neat Stevie, thanks for sharing!
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Happy Friday. These old cards are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteMagnificient postcards! I especially like very much St. Augustine card! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWonderful old postcards and photographs, very nostalgic.
ReplyDeleteI love Florida, both the Atlantic side and the Gulf side.;)
Have a great Friday.;)
Welcome to PFF! I love the postcards! That's the first time I heard about the undertow danger - of course we have them- and they are a danger - but it seems to me they spend more time rescuing folks in the atlantic than they do over here - not to mention the sharks. The gulf sharks are polite and friendly and only eat vegetables.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! What memories. We lived close by Daytona in a little town called Ocala, my folks still live there. Blessings
ReplyDeleteWonderful post cards and photo. You can really sense the feel of their holidays.
ReplyDeleteYour mother looks like a Barbie doll in that pic! :^)
ReplyDeleteVery cool, Stevie!
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These cards are exquisite, and Mom was quite the looker too, back in the day.
ReplyDeleteI love that family picture! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy PFF! These cards are the BEST! They have such wonderful memories too. I love the family in front of that castle building, how fun is that?! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful antique cards! If you haven't been to St. Augustine, try to make the trip sometime. It's loaded with history and yummy food. The natives are friendly too.
ReplyDeleteGood news: it's safe to swim in the Gulf. One should always use caution in any body of water of course. But I grew up in Florida and the Gulf is actually calmer than the Atlantic. Go for it. :o))
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how fun to have the big stack of postcards handed down to you! my mom still calls her friends girls as well. it always makes me smile a bit.
ReplyDeleteMuse and Sparky, I've never thought the Gulf was safer than the Atlantic...it was my mother's paranoia, but when a person tells you something enough times, it tends to make you a bit paranoid yourself..as in being too apprehensive of the undertow.
ReplyDeleteOne of my sons and his friend actually rescued a mother and child on rafts who were being pulled out too far by the undertow at Orange Beach. My son said he was afraid he wasn't going to make it back to shore, he was so tired from pulling the woman on the raft. And he had his life guard certification at the time.
I'm not a good swimmer. That makes me more apprehensive I guess.
Sparky, I've been to St Augustine a couple of times. It is certainly a great place to go.
wow, those vintage treasures are indeed precious! you have such a groovy "bigmother!" i hope i can still go on joyrides till i'm 80, too. :)
ReplyDeleteFull of old style, but also full of warm atmosphere.
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I'm partial to fountains so I love the fountain in the last one. Forget the undertow, its the jellyfish you have to watch out for!
ReplyDeleteMost elderly ladies I know are like your 'Big mother.' I enjoyed your postcard pictures Steviewren. - Dave
ReplyDeleteOh, this was cool. My hubby's elderly aunt left some old postcards of St. Augustine too. It must be a popular place to buy post cards, lol! I went there once, really liked it.
ReplyDeleteMy extended family were all homebodies but my younger brother and myself are the travelors, closely followed by my children.
ReplyDeleteI think someday my grandson will outdo us all -- he's already flown to two different states and he's only 3 months old!