I'm heading out camping this weekend so that inspired me to show you another blast-from-the-past camping photo (see here for the last one).
We camped every summer when I was a child. Since my father was a teacher, we had lots of time to go on long trips and with 5 children in the family, camping was the most practical and the most fun way to travel.
This photo was taken in Switzerland when I was about 6 years old - that's me with the red hoodie on facing the camera. Apparently it wasn't sweltering in Europe that summer!
We lived in Nigeria for 2 years when I was a child and spent our summer holidays in Europe. I remember bits and pieces of our time there, although I was pretty young. One of the things I do remember was losing my teeth in different countries and the tooth fairy giving me different currency depending where I lost my tooth.
It's a long weekend here so we're away on Monday as well, but I have a post planned that I think you will find inspiring. Have a great weekend everyone!
Oh Grace! We have almost identical pictures of trips throughout northern Italy and Switzerland! Lovely!
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WOW... wonderful family experiences! What a great way to grow up, sounds like you had interesting, inspiring parents. What a gift, love that photo too!
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that? Your parents rock!
ReplyDelete(my husband's idea of roughing it is the Marriott on Lake Rosseau...seriously)
Love the photo. What wonderful summers you must have had!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That's an amazing photo. What a fabulous childhood experience! Thank you so much for sharing these Grace...I really, really enjoy family history!! You really should do a collage of these somewhere in your house....a camping collage would be so cool.
ReplyDeletelove the combie .... Our besach house has a toy combie as a feature and I love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGrace, I love this post - the GREAT photo; the image of you scattering your milk teeth all over the planet. Wonderful!
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I love these old photos and glimpses into your childhood. I'm not much of a one for camping (too many years in the Army!) but I do enjoy hearing about it from others :) Hope you have the best time this weekend
ReplyDeleteGreat photo Grace! Sounds like you had a fantastic childhood. We had the same VW van that we toured Europe in but it was bright orange!
ReplyDeleteHave a great long weekend!
What wonderful memories. Love the photo. Camping with 5 children would take a lot of organization!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing photo! I just love it.
ReplyDeleteOh what wonderful memories you must have. You must have had the grooviest parents! Great photo. A-M xx
ReplyDeleteGrace, you were even adorable back then! Of course -- what fun memories you must have of these times... and a great photo! Thank you for sharing this -- that van is awesome!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great weekend*