Backside of the Postcard...8-10-90

I'm sure for my Parents it was a complete thrill to go out on the ocean with JoAnn, Gene, & their kids.

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Postcard From Mom & Dad...8-10-90

This is the front side of the postcard postmarked 8-10-90 that Mom & Dad sent me from Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts while visiting my sister JoAnn and Brother-in-law Gene Grant & family.

I found this postcard while thumbing thru some old books of mine that were in a box. At the time the postcard was sent to me I was working on the island of Kauai in Hawaii as a finish carpenter. I probably used the postcard as a bookmark and today I opened the book to read the card again some 18 years later.

A Message from Dad to Jack...Aug. 19, 1954

Here it is...Read for yourselves. Click on the postcard to enlarge it.

Notice that the stamp was 1 cent. Also, Cedar Grove Route was the mailing route that my Grandfather's farm was located. The card was sent to Mr. Jack Simmons in care of E.M. Simmons. Elliot Monroe Simmons was my Grandfather's name.

I just got off the phone with my sister, Mary who is currently battling a cancerous brain tumor and she remembered Grandpa's first name as Elliot. A big Thank you to Mary! She has always had a terrific memory and has struggled in the past 4 1/2 months with her communication and her memory. As I write this posting, Mary is able to speak and recall much better than she has for a while. Mary said that she, Jim, Mom, Dad, and even Nema (my Mom's mother) may have driven out to California on this trip!