It's fun to look back.
As anyone who has ever "gone home" has discovered... sometimes our memories are hazy at best.
- That mountain you remembered as a child really is closer to a molehill.
- The big buildings? - small.
- The big city itself? - little.
Thankfully- there are some memories that can not be changed.
- The memory of fun times and great friends.
- The taste of grandma's cooking.
- The fragrance of mom's flower garden.
You get the picture.
Everyday I pitch the quality of life in Arizona.
I have to admit though, that this must have been a greater challenge in the days without air conditioning and paved roads.
My family history peppers the map. My wife's however has a long standing in the valley. Her great-something grandfather was Mesa's first mayor.
It's a blast listening to the elder generation speak of the quality of life in the early 1900's and beyond.
Want a trip down memory lane?
Here's an ad straight from the public domain gallery of graphic design... it's from 1935 ... the ad is:
"Welcome to the Winter of Summer Sunshine!"
Amazingly, the ad still holds true.
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