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A Mom can brag on her son right? Check out his Blog about Fishing in Portland

By Cindy Westfall

Real Estate Agent with Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon

March 29, 2011 05:21 AM

drawing of a bobber and steel rig for Steelhead

A Mom can brag on her son right? Check out his Blog about Fishing in Portland

When I was a young girl, my father would take my sisters and I out on his boat on the Great South Bay, on Long Island. He taught me a love for fishing.

At the time the Bay was full of blowfish and flounder and catching the occasional eel was really excitiing watching that rod bend completely to the water.

Going to summer camps, I would head down to any pier, slide that worm over my hook and wait for those sunfish or catfish to bite. Aaah..the thrill of it as well as the memory of those lazy days just catching rays, and relaxing while waiting patiently for a fish to bite.

My friends would look at me with discust as I would scale and gut the fish caught. This was fun to me as a young girl! (oh, I played with barbies as well...lol)

I've lost this as I've gotten older as many things go and can say the last time I was out on a boat with a rod and reel was when I was in my early twenties. A LONG time ago. My boys were raised in El Paso, so not really much fishing going on there and since we didn't go much (my hubby not a big fan), the boys never got to experience this.

My younger son is soon to be 21 in a couple of months and in this past year or so has caught the fishing bug BIG time. You KNOW how they just sleep lots...well since he's been enjoying fishing, there are times when I am just getting up and he is walking in the door. No..not from a night out partying, but from a morning out fishing.

He has his own blog about fishing in Portland, that he's been working on. The lure drawings his own. We have some nice mother/son bonding moments when we talk about blogging. I did suggest that he copyright his drawings as to me they are really good. ( I know, I'm a Mom so might be biased).

So a mom can brag on her son right? please go check out his blog about Steelhead, Salmon and Trout Fishing in Portland.

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Jill Sackler

Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. 516-575-7500 - Long Beach, NY

LI South Shore Real Estate - Broker Associate

That is so nice. It gives you bonding moments with your son. Maybe, he'll get his real estate license and work with you. Where does he blog?

Mar 29, 2011 05:56 AM

Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate

Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming - Laramie, WY

Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming

He does very nice work! Nothing biased about that !

Mar 29, 2011 06:36 AM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi Jill, He uses blogspot for his blogging. Fishthatwontquit.blogspot.com. He's just getting started on it, but is loving it. It is fun when we can teach each other some things.

Mar 29, 2011 06:43 AM

Hi Brenda, Thanks! He has always been good at art, so he carries it over with his drawings.

Mar 29, 2011 06:44 AM

Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hi Cindy, What a great way to bond. Have a great Tuesday.

Mar 29, 2011 09:08 AM

Karen Baker

Sunset Beach and Beyond Realty - Sunset Beach, NC

Professional Help with Rapid Responses...

Cindy ~ You brag and then brag again ~ Mom's always have bragging rights ~ Nice artwork too!!

Mar 29, 2011 11:29 AM

Barbara Altieri

Better Homes and Gardens RE Shore and Country Properties - Shelton, CT

REALTOR-Fairfield County CT Homes/Condos For Sale

Cindy -- 'Bragging' and 'fishing' in the same sentence.....hmmm. How big are the fish he's catching? Big or REALLY BIG.

Mar 29, 2011 02:13 PM

Hi Will, It is...and I also get a smile I can teach him some things on the computer...sweet!

Mar 29, 2011 04:10 PM

Hi Frank and Karen, Isn't it the truth!

Mar 29, 2011 04:11 PM

Hi Barbara....those fish are SO huge! (holding hands up about 3ft apart).

Mar 29, 2011 04:27 PM

Kevin Nash

Shorewest Realtors, Metro Milwaukee - Germantown, WI

ABR,SRES,CRS,CSRS

Hey Cindy, I'd love to see your sons blog but the link doesn't work. When I was a kid growing up in suburban Chicago, we didn't fish but we did manage to gut some barbie dolls (does that count?).

Mar 30, 2011 11:54 AM

Carla Freund

Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC

NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

Cindy - Awww! Of course you can brag on your son. We're our kids biggest cheerleaders, right? My dad loved fishing. I remember the last time he took my sister & I fishing. We talked the entire time. We spilled the worms and didn't want to touch them. We probably left the house later than he would have liked. Did I mention it was the last time we went fishing with my dad? He's gone now and although it wasn't a successful fishing trip, it is a fun memory.

Mar 30, 2011 12:48 PM

Hi Kevin, thanks for the heads up on the link..all fixed now. Hmmm...sure..why not, gutting Barbies could be the same..LOL

Mar 30, 2011 02:41 PM

Hi Carla, that does sound like a wonderful memory...spilled worms and all! He probably enjoyed listening to your banter. That's the thing thats missing now adays...just hanging on a boat and fishing..so phones, no computers, just time together.

Mar 30, 2011 02:43 PM

A Mom can brag on her son right? Check out his Blog about Fishing in Portland

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