Comments on: Our Readers Share Their Sweetest Summer Vacation Memories https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/summer-vacation-memories/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Emily McGowan https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/summer-vacation-memories/#comment-10739 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:33:09 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/?p=62848#comment-10739 In reply to Stephanie.

Haha! I believe Merlin has shortened quite a bit over the ensuing 15+ years after his retirement, and honestly might have been added to the fire by now. Although, after reading this story, my dad did text me a picture of a stick he’s held onto in the garage — I’m just going to call that one Merlin Junior, hah! Thanks for reading, Stephanie 🙂

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/summer-vacation-memories/#comment-10705 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:52:22 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/?p=62848#comment-10705 Emily McGowan, when you said Merlin, your walking stick, was retired to your parents’ backyard fire pit, at first I thought, “Oh no, Merlin became kindling and then ashes!” Glad to hear you all are still getting great use out of Merlin instead 🙂

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