Comments on: Walking in Metuchen on a Snowy Day

By: Carolina Girl

Carolina Girl — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:53:52 +0000

Oh, and I remember that snow storm too!! My Dad’s VW bus couldn’t make it up the hill of our driveway! Seems we didn’t have power either and we cooked hot dogs in the fireplace. Great memories!!

By: Carolina Girl

Carolina Girl — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:51:37 +0000

It really does look like Aiken…especially that shot of Main Street. If not for the snow I would think it was Aiken! Plus, the picture of Borough Hall reminds me of the old Aiken Post Office…rounded building on a corner. Now don’t tell me Metuchen also has a fountain in the middle with two children holding an umbrella!!

By: Julie Walton Shaver

Julie Walton Shaver — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:14:47 +0000

One of the reasons I liked Metuchen in the first place was that it reminded me of Aiken with its canopy of trees over the streets. And I do remember this one giant snow storm in Aiken when Susan and I were in kindergarten. My dad’s car got stuck in the the circular driveway in front of Aiken Day School and I was so proud because the principal helped push us out. Funny thing about going to school in Aiken — as a kindergarten student, I normally walked home from school by myself. Wow, I TOTALLY can’t imagine that now — sending a 5-year-old off by herself. How times have changed.

By: Carol Ryder

Carol Ryder — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:56:41 +0000

It does remind me of Aiken, but we don’t get the beautiful snow!

By: Julie Walton Shaver

Julie Walton Shaver — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:35:35 +0000

LOTS of white pines. Does that count?

By: Brother Bill

Brother Bill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:23:41 +0000

But do they have any pine trees there? It’s not Aiken if there are no pines!

By: Carolina Girl

Carolina Girl — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:12:36 +0000

Jules -LOVE these pictures! I can enjoy the pretty snow (which SC never gets) by living vicariously through your lens! I particularly love the thorn bush shot. Metuchen looks SO much like Aiken, it’s uncanny!

By: Brother Bill

Brother Bill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:26 +0000

The blue and white characters on the mural from left to right are Totoro, Chu Totoro and Chibi Totoro (his two companions in the woods). I’ve got a pic of Totoro as my icon on facebook and no one has ever asked me “What the heck is that, Bill?” So how cool to see it drawn on a mural in your hometown! I proudly tell my friends that you have been to an actual Totoro store! Were you allowed to take any pics there?

By: Julie Walton Shaver

Julie Walton Shaver — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:35 +0000

@OldRoses got the windchime. Not a garden hose, but good guess, and YES! That IS a hand grip for going up the stairs! Thanks so much for reading and guessing!

By: Julie Walton Shaver

Julie Walton Shaver — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:34 +0000

@OldRoses got the windchime. Not a bike rack though. Thanks for reading and guessing!