Our summer house! by cherrymartina

Our summer house!

This is my first summer on 365, so I decided to document things that make my summer...
Summers are very important in my life, and not just because I love summer...
I will try to post bits and pieces of those important things.

First of all I spend most of my summers in this small house. My parent built it, somewhere in 70's, and since I was a 6 year old I was running around.
Made great friendships, Even met my husband here- but that came much later of course-
I remember in the beginning we didn't have running water, we had to use spring water to drink, and rain water for other things. We didn't have but one store- you had to wait in line to get the bred early before 7 am (I remember collapsing once, so they never sent me again). We traveled almost 5 hours to get here from Zagreb (today we need 2 hr). And I was spending entire summer there either with parents or some aunt, or some other grownup...
When I say my parents built it, I mean literally built it in some extent. My mother built an inner wall herself, with bricks and cement...
She put those stone plates on our fence by herself...Of course, main construction work was done professionally, but still, this house has an important role in our lives...

I am trying to take the best of it, and to give my kids what I had growing up...

PS: we counted foot-steps to the beach: 600 footsteps...
Sounds like a fabulous place! I look forward to your summer shots.
June 21st, 2016  
Nice story. I also look forward to your summer shots.
June 21st, 2016  
Sue
What a lovely story, I look forward to hearing nore
June 21st, 2016  
Wonderful to spend your summer here and with so many happy memories too.
June 21st, 2016  
what a great story to go with this pic!
June 22nd, 2016  
Such an interesting story and lots of happy memories here.
June 22nd, 2016  
Wow your house sure is special, such a sweet story to go along with your photo. I'm a fan of summer too, it's when I get to enjoy my kids the most without a zillion things to do
June 22nd, 2016  
Looks like a great place to relax
June 22nd, 2016  
@shylaine3304, I know Erika, enjoy while you can. They grow up so fast. Mine are teenagers, and I don't get to see them much at all, each has her own set of friends to spend time with...
June 22nd, 2016  
@kwind @moonmtn @suesouthwood @wendyfrost @tommykeith @onewing @digitalrn, Thank you all for such a lovely response to my summer story intro...
June 22nd, 2016  
@cherrymartina my son turns 13 this year so it's just starting for me :0/ I will definitely take your advice :) how old are your kids?
June 22nd, 2016  
@shylaine3304. Older girl is 16, and she is still close to me or home. Younger one is 13, and she is full hand high maintenance. Here at summer place she is nowhere to be found... (puberty hit her hard). But this is a nice small place very tame and peaceful, lot of kids her age she grew up with here, whose parents we know, so I have to keep saying myself she's fine. There are not so many places left in this world where you can let them be free... Boys get crazy little bit later- so enjoy...
June 22nd, 2016  
Lol oh boy, I'm going to have to brace myself for what's to come and enjoy the ride on the way there.
June 22nd, 2016  
Wonderful memories for your family.
June 22nd, 2016  
Lovely huge house, can't wait for the cool pics:)!
June 22nd, 2016  
@joemuli, Thanks- and it is not huge at all- 35 square meters- (times two-, one story for me, another for my brother), but it's more then plenty... I agree it looks big.
June 22nd, 2016  
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