Where there any other lucky kids who were able to spend 3 to 4 weeks at a cottage at the beach in New Jersey in the 50's and 60's? Sure, we didn't have hot water (we boiled it in large pans to do the dishes) and we didn't have an inside shower (but we loved the shared cold water shower we had to stand on line to use) and we used to see silverfish sometimes in the bed when we knelt to say our prayers (but we were so tired we didn't care) and of course by the end of the month we were light on food (but eating wasn't very important.)
But we got to go swimming each day, all day. And we got to play without adult supervision. And we were beautiful and our parents were beautiful and everyone was beautiful and in love. And the ocean was the most beautiful of all and the best of all. And ours for 4 weeks.
We were luckiest of all.
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