from the past

I was talking to my brother this morning and he asked if I remember my Grandma and Grandpa Nolff's (Edna's parents) cottage on Manistee Lake in Kalkaska.

I barely remember.

I remember eating cereal at a little table. I remember the wood paneling on all of the walls. I remember the carpeting. And I remember the stepping stones - from, I think the house to the water - they were little feet, including toes! I also remember one trip out in the lake on Grandpa's pontoon and all I remember about that was my cousin sleeping on the deck of the boat. My brother and sisters remember more, I'm sure. According to my memory, I'd only been there the one time though I do have photographic evidence to prove otherwise, I was just a baby/toddler then. We didn't go there as much after my dad was sick. We didn't do much of anything they used to do after my dad got sick...

The cottage was sold after Grandpa died (1992) and has since been remodeled. I'm hoping to rent it one summer and see what comes back to me.

I wanted to share this little piece of my past with you.