Issue 7 | June, 2021
Newsletter
Women are the storytellers of the family. Our blog allows us to share our stories with people all over the world.

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Summer is here and it's time for travel. We hope you enjoy these travel-themed stories by our bloggers.
Down-y Oh-Shun, Hun!
Down-y oh-shun, Hun (trans: down the ocean, honey) is an often-heard phrase in Bawl-tee-more (trans: Baltimore). Down-y oh-shun is my happy place.
My dad loved the beach. He spent many summers in a rental house at the Jersey Shore. Grandma shared the house with her sisters, nieces and nephews. The husbands came down for the weekend, driving from Jersey City. Many Jewish families spent summers in rented Catskill bungalows. The Zuckerman’s preferred the beach.
A Bad Beginning
By 10:00 in the morning, I was dressed, packed and ready to go, ten minutes early! That’s when the phone rang and the metallic recording said, “This is Southwest Airlines. We regret to inform you that your flight is delayed one hour…” I didn’t listen to the rest because it made no difference. One hour late meant we would miss our connecting flight in St. Louis. “This is not a good way to start our vacation,” I told my husband. Of course, there was no need to say this since my smile was upside down and already I was pacing.
20 Ocean City Observations & Questions
  1. Too many Americans are obese.
  2. Girls with fat thighs should not wear cutoffs or short shorts.
  3. A bikini top with no support is not attractive. You will never convince me that a thong bikini bottom is comfortable.
Where is my Baby?
It was the summer of 1969. We were visiting my parents in Antwerp, Belgium. We were spending a couple of weeks in Knokke, a resort town on the North Sea with them and our children, 8-year old Sarah and 6-year old Steven. It was a beautiful sunny day but too cool to go swimming, so we decided to stroll along the ocean front and do some window shopping.