My Dad was in WWII. He was a man’s man. He contracted malaria while in the South Pacific and was hospitalized. He was taught how to knit socks for the troops. Fast forward to me at 8 yrs old and him teaching me. I loved it so he even took a class to learn more so he could teach me. Course, he did teach me how to work on cars as well. Loved my Dad!!! I will visit him at The Veteran’s Cemetery on Monday.
We did grill steaks (as well as hot dogs for the kids) on Mother’s day that year. All of our kids and grandkids were there. Thankfully we took lots of pictures as we lost Tommy in November of 22.
Hubby was from Rockford. We moved there in the md 80’s in the summer. First snow was Halloween. First part of December he asked what I wanted for Christmas. I said a sunrise in Texas. We played volleyball in shorts at my parents house on Christmas. I love the people in your neck of the woods, but I hate the snow.
I grew up without a/c. When my parents got their first window unit, Mom and Dad fought a lot about the temp. Now that I am retired I find I enjoy the heat more than the cold. And yes, we do camp a lot – even in the summer.
Where do you live? In South Texas anything below 70 is sweater weather. But then, we will be outside grilling when it is 100. Relatives in Illinois will not come visit in the summer as it is too hot. Me, I won’t visit them in the winter as it is way too cold.
I worked in an office where they kept the temperature at 68 degrees. The boss always wore suits and objected when the women (who wore sweaters year round) started wearing pants. When we pointed out that it was mostly women in the office he finally OK’d the pants. But when the electric bill grew to the point it offset his profits, he turned the A/C up. Still wore pants.
My Dad was in WWII. He was a man’s man. He contracted malaria while in the South Pacific and was hospitalized. He was taught how to knit socks for the troops. Fast forward to me at 8 yrs old and him teaching me. I loved it so he even took a class to learn more so he could teach me. Course, he did teach me how to work on cars as well. Loved my Dad!!! I will visit him at The Veteran’s Cemetery on Monday.