tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post4392912607004487487..comments2023-11-03T06:14:43.864-04:00Comments on POSTCARDS FROM PHILLY: "The Watson House," A Nostalgiac Photo Essay.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993326014397185465noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-63530769643006901302023-01-29T10:14:12.894-05:002023-01-29T10:14:12.894-05:00My grandfather, Maurice May, was a great friend of...My grandfather, Maurice May, was a great friend of Brandt and Emily Watson and had many great memories of the Watson House. He met my grandmother there, married her and had 2 sons. As children we would go swimming in the lake and have picnics near the big rock. Great timesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-14682753507146011122023-01-01T20:17:12.780-05:002023-01-01T20:17:12.780-05:00Yes, I vacationed with my grandparents at the Wats...Yes, I vacationed with my grandparents at the Watson home in July. I recall Bingo nights and the delicious food as well as the arts and crafts where I made paper flowers. Loved the place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-87463112561469514282021-02-05T19:17:34.793-05:002021-02-05T19:17:34.793-05:00My grandparents actually honeymooned at The Watson...My grandparents actually honeymooned at The Watson House in 1924 and thus began a family vacation for 2 generations. My sister and I went with my parents the last week of every July beginning in 1959 and unfortunately ended when the Watson family decided to retire in 1967. Great memories that I speak about to this day. Thank you for sharing some really special pictures that bring me back...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704128241267269415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-91617162763886000642020-04-07T13:00:40.975-04:002020-04-07T13:00:40.975-04:00WOW, what a surprise. Just talking with my wife a...WOW, what a surprise. Just talking with my wife about family vacations at the Watson House and came across the above pictures....my grandmother, Mable Ammerman playing bridge!!! We met family there every summer and my sister Jane, was a waitress there one summer. We went there in the 50's and early 60's, the Ammerman, Low, Cherry, & Albees'. My dad paddling me around the lake in a canoe for a nap, I am now 70 y/o, ringing the dinner bell, playing all the lawn games, the game room, and of course the food....What wonderful memories!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732651377241051592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-49970790269694080412019-07-01T14:54:45.992-04:002019-07-01T14:54:45.992-04:00Thank you so much for posting pictures of the Wats...Thank you so much for posting pictures of the Watson House! My sisters and I used to visit Twin Lakes in the 1950s and 1960s staying at our Great Aunt and Uncle Stair's home on the big lake. They met at the Watson House and were friends of Mr. and Mrs. Watson. The telephone pole on Twin Lakes road that was at the end of their driveway was one mile from the Watson House. People that walked to that point from the Watson house would put coins into the split wood of the telephone pole. Although we visited the Watson House often, and one of my sisters waitressed there one summer, the only picture I have of the Watson House is a picture of my grandfather on horse back in front of the Watson House that was probably taken in the 1920s. Your pictures are most welcomed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439778657030429563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-63173614171234648982017-08-15T11:32:24.123-04:002017-08-15T11:32:24.123-04:00My siblings and I have warm and wonderful memories...My siblings and I have warm and wonderful memories of the Watson House from our 1960's childhood trips there. Thank you for sharing these great nostalgic images. They brought back beautiful times, if only briefly. Swimming, fishing, bocce, early morning excursions to glimpse deer, the friendly staff, and those delicious meals...I'll never know how my very middle-class parents could afford this, but I'm so glad they made the sacrifice.Tom R, originally from Yonkers, NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069379657781144534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-5292493266028684732014-10-21T14:20:21.268-04:002014-10-21T14:20:21.268-04:00Bill: My family used to spend every July at the W...Bill: My family used to spend every July at the Watson House. My brothers and I learned how to swim there. Fond memories that flooded back while looking at your pics. Even now as a 58 year old man, I still remember ringing the bell before dinner time and that ice cream sundaes were served every Weds and Sun!! Even though my family is spread out over the eastern coast, we still rent a house on Twin Lakes whenever we can. Thank you !! DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-45811918137062149332014-08-09T11:43:41.204-04:002014-08-09T11:43:41.204-04:00Bill. What a TREASURE these photos are. They fill ...Bill. What a TREASURE these photos are. They fill me with all sorts of imagining and nostalgia and I don't even know you guys! lol That shot of you and Lousie at the water is the best : )Kim Rempelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010163424578410675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-38307211362836456402014-07-26T11:53:00.263-04:002014-07-26T11:53:00.263-04:00Thank you ladies.
As a mentor said after the death...Thank you ladies.<br />As a mentor said after the death of his wife; "Life goes on, DAMMIT!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-90350008438680959562014-07-24T19:02:54.061-04:002014-07-24T19:02:54.061-04:00Beautiful and moving tribute of your family. Thank...Beautiful and moving tribute of your family. Thanks for sharing. :-)ArtistLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224198662356766668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-83168272394612128172014-07-18T16:18:31.181-04:002014-07-18T16:18:31.181-04:00Your love for your family really comes through in ...Your love for your family really comes through in your stunning photographs. Thanks for sharing them, along with your memories and observations. <br /><br />P.S. Louise is beautiful.Eliza Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983577132723952685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961203811028907861.post-47446362300557315762014-07-14T16:13:28.615-04:002014-07-14T16:13:28.615-04:00Lovely, nostalgic essay.Lovely, nostalgic essay.postcardsfromthemainlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614481335497253867noreply@blogger.com