Retro Road Trip Down Memory Lane

I’ve returned from Mass (and boy are my arms tired!) after having to omit nearly everything Retro Roadmap related from my agenda, but as one of the John Lennon said, ” Life is What Happens When You Make Other Plans” The weather was lousy for taking photos but good for catching up with the family and talking about the olden times. It was neat to hear the stories of relatives I barely remember and to be able to pass on my limited stories about the ones I do remember to my younger sisters.

Eating black Mexican corn that my organic farmer grandpa Hickey grew, gathering eggs in the barn, thinking of him every time I see the Big Dipper and being reminded that my penchant for thrifting is genetic, as Great Grandpa Hickey was a junk man in the times of No Irish Need Apply.

My sister and I had a fabulous time at the LUPEC Tiki Bash, and it was fun to dress in magenta and chartreuse during a  gloomy Boston November night. We met some very cool folks from the Fraternal Order of Moai who were instrumental in creating the Luau on the Lake in Lake George (Look for an upcoming announcement about Luau Two here very soon!)

Before the sun set on Sunday I was able to snap a few photos of some Retro Roadmap-worthy vintage neon signs in Northampton, MA and hope to get back to that area soon to see if the places qualify for full Retro Roadmap status.

But sometimes you realize that saving and preserving the memories of anything old and worth saving can happen right at home, sitting on a divan looking out at the piazza, as my Grammy Lennon would say.