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Nostalgia There is an island small near the airport and is connected to a small bridge. In summers I used to take my dog there for a swim… the dog liked to swim but not far and long, just too cool off. Parking was no problem back then and dogs were allowed. After swimming we walked to a café I bought a litre bottle of water, cupped my hand so the dog could drink too, I read a paper and the dog found a shade. Drove back yesterday wanted to see if there had been any changes, the beach was full of sunbeds, each one with a parasol and it cost money by the hour. Those who didn´t want to pay had a stony part of the beach they resembled a flock of seals on a reef. It was all so organized and clean it looked to me like a military encampment. No, nothing stays the same, my dog is dead, has been so for a long time.

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Date: 7/9/2013 8:27:00 AM
Hi Jan - Like Barbara says, "You can never go home again." Do you think maybe it's the memory is misconceived as well? Not to miss the point, but more people, more beach chairs. I've seen black and whites from Victorian times with terribly overcrowded beaches and funny bathing suits. I think life changes daily and then one day we notice and we get clobbered with it. I just bought an old wind up watch. (maybe dumb. I'd forgotten how useful batteries can be. love, Kathy
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 7/9/2013 9:24:00 AM
thank you Kathy
Date: 7/9/2013 7:33:00 AM
I guess that's where the old saying " you cant go home again" comes from.. I tried going back once and ended up cry for hours...I love your poem and the way you ended it. At least you had a dog...sigh. Bg
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 7/9/2013 7:53:00 AM
thank you Barbara

Book: Shattered Sighs