tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post3728847747021626089..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Vacation Adventures with Guest Hijacker Jarm Del BoccioArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-12269474444167366552012-08-05T20:23:42.120-07:002012-08-05T20:23:42.120-07:00So glad it brought back some good memories, T.R.! ...So glad it brought back some good memories, T.R.! Thanks for stopping by...Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-88630905354621785462012-08-05T17:40:44.253-07:002012-08-05T17:40:44.253-07:00Wow! This brings back a lot of memories (showing ...Wow! This brings back a lot of memories (showing my age). Really enjoyed this. <br />http://l-immortalite-madame-lalaurie-and-the-voodoo-queen.com/Home.htmlT.R.Heinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552745865749250418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54070501134045121052012-08-05T13:49:42.214-07:002012-08-05T13:49:42.214-07:00Thanks, Peggy! Your sons will remember the times ...Thanks, Peggy! Your sons will remember the times you have spent building sandcastles for years to come. And, I hope you will realize your dream to travel to Greece. It would be a cultural, as well as generational adventure!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-34535243924186034532012-08-05T07:41:44.016-07:002012-08-05T07:41:44.016-07:00What beautiful memories, Arlee. Thanks for sharing...What beautiful memories, Arlee. Thanks for sharing them. Like you, I have so many vacation recollections—they are a priority in my life. One of my favorites is building sandcastles on the Delaware shore with my my young sons. My dream vacation is going to Greece where my grandparents were born.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872444343533261864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-37328997551362491742012-08-04T11:38:23.877-07:002012-08-04T11:38:23.877-07:00Good to meet you, Carol. It's being together a...Good to meet you, Carol. It's being together as a family that matters...the location is secondary. Although, traveling to another country does create some unique memories!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-42959638987965714062012-08-04T07:51:21.928-07:002012-08-04T07:51:21.928-07:00We took family vacations when I was a kid, but I c...We took family vacations when I was a kid, but I can't come close to yours. Nice to meet you :)<br /><br />Waves to Arlee!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3719533611904927072012-08-03T17:50:25.228-07:002012-08-03T17:50:25.228-07:00Oops...thanks Lynn for clarifying the pronunciatio...Oops...thanks Lynn for clarifying the pronunciation of "Stuckeys"<br />You are right about the car trips, Tyrean...more scope for the imagination, as Anne of Green Gables would have said!<br />I'm happy you enjoyed the stories and photos, Cleemckenzie. Not all folks have the privilege of having their Mom with them for almost 100 years!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-22541201684765579772012-08-03T17:45:05.650-07:002012-08-03T17:45:05.650-07:00It will be a great tradition to institute with you...It will be a great tradition to institute with your kids, Ciara. <br />Sia, you make me dizzy just thinking about the elderly gentleman who nearly fell into the canyon. Yikes...I'm afraid of heights!<br />I'm glad you have a few travel memories, Helen. And thanks for the heads up. Now I will know "Stuckey's" is pronounced with a short "U". <br /> Alex, I have seen a few in my travels, but, the pecan goodies and souvenir shops are gone...sad!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75031246691018203842012-08-03T17:42:24.160-07:002012-08-03T17:42:24.160-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-9720171328840158122012-08-03T17:34:38.306-07:002012-08-03T17:34:38.306-07:00So, another Slovakian, eh, Lizy? I didn't thi...So, another Slovakian, eh, Lizy? I didn't think there were many of us around. I am truly Czechoslovakian. My father was born in the Czech Republic, and my Mom's parents where born near Bratislava, Slovakia.Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-56755137538743576202012-08-03T16:18:09.584-07:002012-08-03T16:18:09.584-07:00Thanks everyone, for your encouraging comments! Y...Thanks everyone, for your encouraging comments! Yes, I have inherited the "Travel Bug"! My Mom was indeed fearless...in more ways than one. I consider our travels a blessing as I look back on them. <br />Many of my present family's adventures are posted on my "Making the Write Connections" blog (link is above in the post), if anyone is interested in present day adventures...<br />I've been thinking of compiling my childhood stories into a book, but I can't think of a unifying theme. Cars are just one aspect of the adventures!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-44144692668462509032012-08-03T13:24:02.306-07:002012-08-03T13:24:02.306-07:00Sweet and charming story. I really loved the pictu...Sweet and charming story. I really loved the pictures of the family. How fortunate she was to have such a wonderful mom and for all those years.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-15642896473228643362012-08-03T09:58:50.591-07:002012-08-03T09:58:50.591-07:00Jarm - I love this post of adventure, and crazy pi...Jarm - I love this post of adventure, and crazy pictures, and laughter and family. It reminds me of car trips taken when I was young, although with my dad working for an airlines we did a number of flying trips as well. There is nothing that can replace the rolling countryside outside the window of a car for spurring on the imagination.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-39824739412975574912012-08-03T09:31:46.240-07:002012-08-03T09:31:46.240-07:00i sometimes see movies when i read people's st...i sometimes see movies when i read people's stories of their lives--so it was with this wonderful post--what an amazing mother you had and to be so fearless--my dream---oh and how i miss those stuckey's--with a short u i think :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69725856699339101722012-08-03T09:27:21.849-07:002012-08-03T09:27:21.849-07:00What a wonderful post. It made me think of my own ...What a wonderful post. It made me think of my own childhood, even though we didn't travel all that much. I do remember trips with my father and a quite long one, from Georgia to Texas, with my mother.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-35780613002990371432012-08-03T08:58:00.657-07:002012-08-03T08:58:00.657-07:00Fun adventures. My parents hauled 6 kids across co...Fun adventures. My parents hauled 6 kids across country more than once. One of my favorites was standing on a cliff overlooking the Snake River. There was another older couple there as well and the husband freaked me out by leaning over the cliff and into the wind. I thought for sure he was going to fall all the way down to the rocks and river. The wind was blowing upward so strong that I don't think it would have been easy to go over the edge. Not that I wanted to find out.<br /><br />I look at the gypsy wandering with fondness, now. I learned so much and saw so much.<br /><br />Enjoyed your tale!<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.siamckye.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye OVER COFFEE</a>~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-51144483163336938182012-08-03T08:43:17.139-07:002012-08-03T08:43:17.139-07:00We use to take two week driving trips during the s...We use to take two week driving trips during the summer. I loved the one to the Grand Canyon and Redwood Forest. Hubby and I are hoping to take the kiddos soon.<br />100, wow. That is awesome. Sounds like you have some great memories.Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-40796982188600611232012-08-03T04:57:54.494-07:002012-08-03T04:57:54.494-07:00There are the makings of a book in this post - and...There are the makings of a book in this post - and you have a market ready-made in afficionadoes of old vehicles. What wonderful memories you have of your mother.My daughter-in-law is Slovakian and is on holiday there at the moment with her parents - her photos are breathtaking.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-23932029589587158942012-08-03T04:52:20.219-07:002012-08-03T04:52:20.219-07:00I think every family made a road trip to Yellowsto...I think every family made a road trip to Yellowstone. I wonder if Stuckey's is still around?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3694404076655006632012-08-03T03:27:20.303-07:002012-08-03T03:27:20.303-07:00Such exciting memories. Your mom was quite the adv...Such exciting memories. Your mom was quite the adventurer. Do you follow in her footsteps?Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-74060796456205230332012-08-03T02:40:16.038-07:002012-08-03T02:40:16.038-07:00I love this post so much. The writing is personal ...I love this post so much. The writing is personal and warm and I love the story so much.<br /><br />Best of luck on the journey home too Lee, here's hoping that you have a whole lot of interesting stories to recount to us when you're ready. The guest series has been an awesome and great idea too, it's allowed me to discover so many talented writers like Jarm.Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400755239612162157noreply@blogger.com