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“Summertime and the livin’ is easy...”
Being the sentimental and nostalgic girl that I am, my heart often pines for the days when life was simple & easy. My passion for the Wildwoods and its days-gone-by are what inspired The Sun by-the-sea into being. I know that I’m not alone when I tell you that I LOVE the Wildwoods. This island has a way of getting into your heart like sand between your toes. There came a time in my life when I became very bothered by the bad news I was reading about The Wildwoods. (When it comes to the world news, I can barely take it in.) When people are discontent with the present, they really become nostalgic for the past. At its inception, readers embraced the nostalgia of The Sun, sending in their old bathing beauty photos along with their memories and stories of the good old Wildwood days. Wildwood’s original nostalgic magazine, The Sun, has developed into a source of endearment for many people in this disconcerted world. I am in awe of the comments and reactions of The Sun’s loyal and vocal fans who contact me regularly. You can fan us on Facebook, Sun by the Sea Newspaper, and see for yourself.
With a sense of nostalgia, our thoughts reflect to the 1990s, when both my husband and I each lost a brother at a young age; Stevie K. 20 years ago and Mikey Mc. 15 years ago. We often reflect back to the times of their deaths. Not a day goes by that we don’t wish they were still here with us. If they were here today, they would be flipping out over The Sun, but they probably wouldn’t know how to respond to our lifestyle. In those Pre-9-11 days, neither of them ever used a cell phone, went online to the world wide web, sent a text message, blogged, twittered, or had a facebook page. Since their deaths and the turn of the century, our lives have changed so much.
If there were a contest today for the most popular value, ‘fast’ would win over simple & easy. Much of our modern world seems to be obsessed with speed which ironically seems to be getting us nowhere fast. The more the world embraces technology, the more it becomes void of humanity as it loses touch with the real world.
I can think of no better place than Wildwood by-the-sea to make your summer simple and easy. Get nostalgic by crabbing, fishing, tram car rides, the boardwalk, the #1 beaches in New Jersey, bicycle rides, dining out, eating fudge and salt water taffy, miniature golf, eating ice cream and water ice, going on the rides, and hanging out at the waterparks (remember Sportland Pool was the first on the island!). . .
I pray that as your heart yearns for the good old Wildwood days, The Sun by-the-sea will bless your flip-flops off with its wonderful collection of nostalgia.
Happy Spring!
Publisher, editor, and artist
The SUN by-the–sea, , WILDWOOD, NJ
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