tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post1949963330689613001..comments2024-03-05T05:39:54.907-05:00Comments on Good Girl Gone Redneck: flashing back ...Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972798018825603047noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-30960645431134812012-07-11T08:07:15.823-04:002012-07-11T08:07:15.823-04:00I grew up in Northen Virginia, but I think we have...I grew up in Northen Virginia, but I think we have the same summer memories!<br /><br />I loved reading this! Well done!JDaniel4's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354900916937838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-74516723393606741892012-07-11T07:55:27.516-04:002012-07-11T07:55:27.516-04:00OH ACEYGIRL! Love. Ours was the town pool. This is...OH ACEYGIRL! Love. Ours was the town pool. This is so wonderful, you have me sooooo there again. SIGH!!!! Hugely.Trace the Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071689483235224279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-48907645683503370762011-04-13T18:03:08.203-04:002011-04-13T18:03:08.203-04:00I kinda felt like I was hanging out in your back y...I kinda felt like I was hanging out in your back yard with you all. I can just picture your Dad at the BBQ. :) Such great childhood memories...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-35472206444156157542011-04-13T17:01:23.564-04:002011-04-13T17:01:23.564-04:00your storytelling was fantastic here! i loved you...your storytelling was fantastic here! i loved your style, with the asking questions and then answering them.. and how descriptive you were about the blueness, and your mom's coconut oil scent and the lawn chair lines on the back of her legs. My favorite and most relatable part was the smell of heating charcoal. Makes me think of home ever time. :)Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666555088992266185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-78897754487992052362011-04-12T23:55:06.393-04:002011-04-12T23:55:06.393-04:00The description of your mother; priceless. I can ...The description of your mother; priceless. I can smell her just around the corner in the hall. What characters your parents were!<br />Of the many blogs (not just Remembered) I've read today - VERY NICE. You've a real talent.le Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901186271246515448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-23614648180381982572011-04-12T23:16:13.653-04:002011-04-12T23:16:13.653-04:00I loved this. It had that stream of consciousness...I loved this. It had that stream of consciousness feel, without any glitches. That's a reflection of how polished it was. <br /><br />I could imagine jumping in that pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-36977313021874739182011-04-12T17:55:39.560-04:002011-04-12T17:55:39.560-04:00""Okay!" I would shout back. I coul...""Okay!" I would shout back. I couldn't see her, but she was probably roasting on a lawn chair out of my line of sight. Slathered up in oil without a trace of SPF. The scent of coconut gave her away. That's the way things were back then."<br /><br />Yes, that's exactly how it was then! You really captured that here with scents, sounds, food and talk. I really Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381279330033574052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-82594822549797154512011-04-12T16:55:26.350-04:002011-04-12T16:55:26.350-04:00Love it! My friend up the street had the same pool...Love it! My friend up the street had the same pool and did my cousins in Long Island. Once that rickety pool burst all over my uncles back yard and out we all went! LOL!<br /><br />I still don't buy the 30 minute rule! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-2179994842410094052011-04-12T15:01:03.296-04:002011-04-12T15:01:03.296-04:00You had me from the description of the above groun...You had me from the description of the above ground pool which exactly fits my memory of studying the photos of ones for sale....was that in the Sears catalogue or where? Anyway, I so coveted one as a child so I know how dead on your words are! You made me smile!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-31119574111653853562011-04-12T12:42:49.295-04:002011-04-12T12:42:49.295-04:00Duuuuh duh. Duuuuuh duh, duh duh duh duh duh...
I...Duuuuh duh. Duuuuuh duh, duh duh duh duh duh...<br /><br />I LOVED playing Jaws! And the pool. i could totally pictures my friend's pool, it was just like that.Mrs. Wonderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704711762171215905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-17591879979657943012011-04-12T12:11:38.032-04:002011-04-12T12:11:38.032-04:00We have lots and lots of those pools down here. My...We have lots and lots of those pools down here. My friend calls them "red neck" swimming pools. I figured you might get a laugh out of that. :)<br /><br />I remember days like that in the summer too. I hope my kids get to enjoy scenes like that.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666910475457302786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-51149157583637913902011-04-12T07:41:17.052-04:002011-04-12T07:41:17.052-04:00I love the details - the cigarette, the charcoal, ...I love the details - the cigarette, the charcoal, the watermelon and the oil. I feel like I'm right there!Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-74333117850439166202011-04-12T02:14:29.039-04:002011-04-12T02:14:29.039-04:00Coming from SoCal, I've always thought that th...Coming from SoCal, I've always thought that those above-ground pools were a bit sketchy.<br /><br />Ah, such carefree days.Rebecca Einstein Schorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304661918070274646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-65195252432486212622011-04-12T01:09:53.375-04:002011-04-12T01:09:53.375-04:00What a great memory, Andrea!What a great memory, Andrea!KristinFiluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393804049131406666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-29164594312364753092011-04-12T00:30:52.701-04:002011-04-12T00:30:52.701-04:00I have the same memories of my mother tanning with...I have the same memories of my mother tanning with baby oil slathered all over her body. Those were the good old days when the sun wasn't the enemy and we hadn't yet heard of melanoma. Oh and the Doobie Brothers ruled the airways!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894333322881236627noreply@blogger.com