Dot, I remember those, but don't remember the tree. Haven't thought of those in years. Pat

Hi, We used to travel back and forth thru Plainfield to visit my grandparents. They lived in Colonia, right outside of Rahway. Used to go down Rt 22 and thru Plainfield. In later years, we started going down rt 287(?) and getting off around Edison. Going thru Edison had to be mid-late 60's. That was after I had left NJ. Pat

Annandale, Please let me know about the rededication. I had two brothers in WW2 and one of them was KIA. I remember signs similar to that. About time and appropriate with the WW2 Memorial. Sorry that I don't pitch in as much, trying to get caught up..busy with family and illnesses and hope now I can get back into the swing of things. Regards, Grace

Hi Friends on Memories: Don't I know what you're doing Marie. Am cleaning out over 600 spams and everyday I get a hundred more. Got one virus but am allowed to read it withour affecting my inbox. I am not allowed to be on this much with the neck so a little messages to my friends. Missed Robins poems, wish I could get a new PC one of these days. Hope I don't lose what I have. Kittie I am getting all your pictures and letters. I have been answering a doz. and they get sent back. Everybody else's is coming thru. Mamie, yes Klutz is a little better. lol Pat am worried about you again. Thanks for the updates. Lee I'm glad you're prepared should miss you, no picture yet from friend. Dot, Ellen, and Diesel getting your jokes and letters. Doris and Jerilyn thank you for all your encouragement and prayers. Also other friends on here also. Still have the problems to face next week. Ann, Roberta, Carl, thanks keep writing. Hope I didn't forget anyone I do love to hear what you'al are doing and now I am a lurker, hope to get back soon. In the meantime I am trying to get my genealogy things I got from NJ in the Tree. Help I need more time in my life. Love you all, Norma Hey a goodie from my trip in the first graveyard I was in, I went up to this woman and said can't find my people. We talked and here was a gal that lived in the same double house as I did in NJ. Her brother was my friend he was 3 yrs older than she is. I am searching for a picture of him and I on the stonewall waiting for the milk wagon pulled by a horse so we could get our pails filled. Hey it was 1931. She called last night it was great, and she talked to another friend a girl I grew up with, she has a PC so am waiting to hear from her soon. They lived along side of us all during our childhood. Wow

HI ALL, WE USED TO CALLTHEM POISION PUFF BALLS. I THINK THEY COME FROM THE OAK TREE. SOME ARE SOLID AND SPECKLED. PUSSY WILLOWS..I KNOW SOMEONE THAT STUCK ABOUT 6 OF THEM UP HER NOSE..HAD TO GO TO THE DOCS WHEN SHE COULDN'T BREATHE..... SHE WENT TO EHER MOM WHO WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE AND SAID SHE COULDN[ GET ANYMORE IN..........WE DON'T KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS.... ------------------------------ Sent from my PocketMail Handheld http://www.pocketmail.com

Why am I not surprised..........I forgot about the Diving Bell. Yes I did go in it and boy I was nervous. Where am I from: Born: Newark, NJ........St. Michaels Hospital Addresses..........17th Street Hunterdon St 9th St Irvington..............21st St Schools........Avon Ave., Blessed Sacrament, St. Antoninus, St. Michaels H.S. (1 yr) graduated from Irvington H.S. Moved to Pennsylvania 1971 Ellen

In a message dated 9/30/2002 11:31:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > About 10 years ago I went home and brought back pussy > willow branches so my kids could see what they were. > We planted three pussy-willow bushes along the fence on the north side of the property a year and a half ago. We put them there partly for the sentimental value of having something growing in our yard that reminded us of our beautiful Northeast, and partly because the water from our next-door neighbor's sprinkler system was running over into our yard there and making the soil wet and spongy most of the time during the warm months. Wouldn't you believe it? . . . that neighbor moved on, and the new people hardly ever water anything; and now we have drought-inspired watering restrictions that limit us to one watering of the lawn per month. I'm not sure whether those pussy willows, which need a lot of moisture, will survive that treatment. But at least we've gotten to enjoy them for a couple of years. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

In a message dated 9/29/2002 10:31:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Tacy413408@aol.com writes: > Are you still working on the Indian Paths in Hunterdon Co? > Absolutely!! And because of it, the director of county roads found tucked away in the road department storage garage the original Blue Star Highway sign from 1946 when the Blue Star Highway was created to honor the men and women who served during WW II. When the road director found it, he asked the history group what it was - he never heard of the Blue Star Highway and besides wasn't even born in 1946! Well, the short of it is this. We got the road director interested and he is in touch with the state highway department and we intend to re-post and re-dedicate the sign in a small rest stop on Route 22 (the original Blue Star Highway) in Whitehouse. We HOPE all the paperwork is in place so we can do this Veteran's Day this November. I'll let this list know for sure so if anyone can get to Central Jersey that day they can participate. Regards, Annandale Frank

In a message dated 9/30/2002 11:31:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Who remembers those little balls we used to step on and they puffed out a > dusty cloud. We used to call them puff balls. I forget which type of tree > > they come from. We used to find them on the ground under the tree and > stomp > them. > "Puffballs" -- at least the real ones -- don't come from trees; they're a fungus like a mushroom. They grow under trees and in the woods because it's shady and damp there. They have a brown, papery cover; and when you stamp on them, a greenish-gray, smoky cloud of spores comes out. We don't have them here in Colorado; it's too dry for them. The other thing you might have been thinking of is the "buttonballs" that grow on American sycamore. Those trees are fairly common in NJ, especially for residential plantings. The leaves look almost like maple leaves, and the smooth bark peels in patches and makes the tree look as if it's had a bad sunburn, except that it's greenish underneath instead of red. Those buttonballs fall off in the autumn; they're sort of fuzzy on the outside, and they crumble when you stomp on them. Nothing really smoky like the puffballs, but they do send some small stuff into the air. Another tree that has "buttonballs" is the sweetgum. I remember seeing those growing in the woods in South Mountain Reservation. You don't want to stomp on those, though . . . they're woody and prickly on the outside when they're ripe. Those trees have a maple-y leaf, too, but more star-shaped than either the maple or the sycamore.

In a message dated 10/1/2002 8:57:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dotbnj@earthlink.net writes: > seed pods like string beans hanging down. I still see some nowadays but > don't know the tree. Anybody know it? > Could it be Catalpa? Ann

In a message dated 9/30/2002 11:31:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Give up---it's a brand new pentium 4 computer. I'm coming up in the world. > > I got one of those over the summer. We're taking our old computer and networking the two of them so that we can both be working at the same time. We have the "stuff" to do the networking with -- the new computer is already network ready -- and just need to find the time to put in the card and install the software on the old "box." I need to get some of my photos out of the old one and onto the new one, so that the old one has more drive space. This new one has an 80-GB hard drive -- loads of space for my photo hobby, as long as I save them in JPEG format.

In a message dated 9/30/2002 11:31:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > 8.Mullica Hill,NJ > > 9.Newport News,Va. > > 10.Mystic,Cn. > > 11.Collingswood,NJ [bought old family homestead from parent's and settled > in > to rear four kids there.Still here!] > Jerilyn, I never knew that you lived in Mystic! That's one of my favorite places on the East Coast. When I was in high school, my Mariner Girl Scout troop spent a weekend on the Joseph Conrad, standing watches and climbing the rigging and doing all sorts of sailor stuff. I can still tell a ship from a brig from a schooner with the info I learned then. We slept on the Australia, which has now been broken up and is in a shed for showing how a boat is put together. Bill and I were there eleven years ago, and I could show him the bunk I slept in. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

In a message dated 9/30/2002 11:31:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Born in Somerset Hosp., went home to Flagtown, moved to Nepyune City, > Plainfield, Piscataway, Dunellen, Maugansville, MD. Dunellen, NJ > When did you live in Plainfield? My dad delivered Schickhaus meats to Plainfield and that area in the forties and early fifties. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

I remember those little balls but, like you, I can't remember the tree. I had forgotten all about them until your post. That is why this list is so good. I know it wasn't in the fall but who remembers the trees with those seed pods like string beans hanging down. I still see some nowadays but don't know the tree. Anybody know it? Dot ooo---This Email Scanned for Virus---ooo by ooo--- Norton Anti-Virus---ooo ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tacy413408@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:30 AM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Re: Robin's email > Robin, > > I am so happy for you and hope you enjoy the new computer. Thanks for > sharing the poem. Enjoyed it very much and hope you will be back with us > soon. We miss you and the poems you share. > > It is the time of year to remember NJ bonfires, football games, hot tea or > cocoa and the smell of smoke in the air. > > Who remembers those little balls we used to step on and they puffed out a > dusty cloud. We used to call them puff balls. I forget which type of tree > they come from. We used to find them on the ground under the tree and stomp > them. > > I saw artificial pussy willows in a store the other day and they brought back > memories of home. About 10 years ago I went home and brought back pussy > willow branches so my kids could see what they were. > > Pat > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Jerilyn - I remember Mammy's - loved those pancakes -------------Marie G

Pat, There are tow different towns.. Avon by the sea is further north than Avalon.Avalon is by A. City and the other towns I mentioned. as you know..my favorite is sea Isle City. The summer sure went by fast..Pretty soon Thanksgiving, Then Christmas,Then Easter, Then Memorial day, Then the 4th,Then Labor day, then ....here we are again. lee-in-the-keys ------------------------------ Sent from my PocketMail Handheld http://www.pocketmail.com

Glad you have your computer working and I hope you start feeling better -I had two weekends of feeling sick - so know what it is like - you will get caught up with your posts - Delete the ads - I have 300 posts this morning - a lot of spam - Marie G

Hello Everyone, Sorry it has been a while since my last email. Everyone is doing well. I am preparing for a "new addition" to the family. No, it's not a child, even if the preparation for it's coming seems like it. Give up---it's a brand new pentium 4 computer. I'm coming up in the world. I have not gone any where I still read some of the messages when I can. Thought I would pass on this poem. Love, Robin Stinson IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR Wild geese are flying overhead; The air is crisp and clear. The last bright leaves are tumbling down, For it's that time of year. The pungent smell of woodsmoke drifts From bonfires everywhere, And squirrels darting to and fro Hide nuts in ample share. Wagons filled with happy children Are seen on country lanes; Older folks, in sweet nostalgia, Live childhood days again. The flower beds now look forlorn; Jack Frost has passed our way. With icy breath he seared the blooms That once were bright and gay. A cozy fire is on the hearth; Dear friends have come to call. Come let us share a cup of tea And say good-bye to fall. By: Kay Hoffman Ideals Magazine MCMXCV Sign up for Internet Service under $10 dollars a month, at http://isp.BlueLight.com

Robin, I am so happy for you and hope you enjoy the new computer. Thanks for sharing the poem. Enjoyed it very much and hope you will be back with us soon. We miss you and the poems you share. It is the time of year to remember NJ bonfires, football games, hot tea or cocoa and the smell of smoke in the air. Who remembers those little balls we used to step on and they puffed out a dusty cloud. We used to call them puff balls. I forget which type of tree they come from. We used to find them on the ground under the tree and stomp them. I saw artificial pussy willows in a store the other day and they brought back memories of home. About 10 years ago I went home and brought back pussy willow branches so my kids could see what they were. Pat

Hi Lee, Is this the latest email? Guess they don't know about the delete key or unsubbing. At least you contribute to the list. Does he/she? Keep 'em coming. I enjoy your memories. Dot ooo---This Email Scanned for Virus---ooo by ooo--- Norton Anti-Virus---ooo ----- Original Message ----- From: <greenflash60@pocketmail.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:50 AM Subject: FW:Re: [NJ-Memories] shore towns near a. city > > <----- Original Text -----> > > Why don't you write to Pat directly, not through the > [NJ-Memories] group. Or where Lee is! I don't care about your memories. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <greenflash60@pocketmail.com> > To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 4:53 PM > Subject: [NJ-Memories] shore towns near a. city > > > > Pat, > > HI ! > > HERE ARE THE NAMES OF SOME SHORE TOWNS NEAR A. CITY. > > MY FAVORITE...SEA ISLE CITY > > OCEANCITY > > TOWSENDS INLET > > STONE HARBOR > > AVALON > > THOSE WERE THE MORE POPULAR ONES. OCEAN CITY USED TO BE DRY..ANYONE > REMEMBER TONY MARTS THERE. > > > > LEE IN THE KEYS > > P.S. > > THIS LIST SEEMS TOSOMETIME GO DORMANT ON THE WEEKENDS. > > > > -------------------- > > Sent from my PocketMail Handheld > > http://www.pocketmail.com > > > > > > ==================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetidW1&sourceid37 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Sent from my PocketMail Handheld > http://www.pocketmail.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >