The last family reunion

In celebration of ten years of blogging here at LTG, each week for the next 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32

 313029 28 27 26 2524 23 22 2120 19 18 17 16 15 weeks I will delve deep into the sewer archives of past posts to bring you a tidbit of blog history.  I had originally planned to call this series “The best of LTG”, but damn, there just wasn’t much “best” to be found.  And mediocre is too hard to spell.)

Six years ago found me back “home” in South Carolina where the McCrarey clan gathered for a family get together on the appropriately named Lake Wateree.  I wrote about the event in a post called “Last day in the Colonies”.  Little did I know it would turn out to be the last reunion with mom and dad present.

Anyway, lots of photos at the link if you want to enjoy some of South Carolina’s finest.

The clan (that's with a "c" now, so don't go getting any stereotypes of the Palmetto State running through your head.  Interestingly, nephew Justin wound up moving to Korea, and nephew Josh just finished his second visit here.  And of course, Dad the sailor, had spent many nights on Texas street in Busan when he was in port...

The clan (that’s with a “c” now, so don’t go getting any stereotypes of the Palmetto State running through your head. Interestingly, nephew Justin wound up moving to Korea, and nephew Josh just finished his second visit here. And of course, Dad the sailor, had spent many nights on Texas street in Busan when he was in port…

Ah well, it’s a bittersweet memory now.

1 thought on “The last family reunion

  1. john, with his beard and that hat your dad looks every part the sailor. what I imagine a sailor to look like. bet he had some good stories to tell of his travels. and now you carry on that tradition.

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