But when my 90-year-old grandmother died last summer, that old way of life ended forever.
In the past century, Nantucket, true to its Tory roots, has become an old-money summer enclave, both corporate and conservative.
Ms. Vasu-Devan, 28 years old, spent her summer there and joined the group's program-related investments arm full-time after graduation last year.
The 35-year-old leaves Anfield this summer after a successful decade in which he has won numerous trophies, including the Champions League in 2005.
To be honest, I was feeling pretty negative myself until I heard that my 18-year-old niece and nephew and my 21-year-old sister have got summer jobs related to the Olympics.
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"It's a game I haven't played in before and I'm looking forward to it, " concedes James Anderson, who felt the pain of a Scottish ambush when Lancashire were defeated at Old Trafford earlier this summer.
The 46-year-old was sacked in the summer after the Diamonds were relegated to Division Two after a play-off defeat by Brechin City.
The extraordinary cinematography inside the barrel of this legendary wave has equally inspired many a grommet -- i.e. beginner -- and swelled the breasts of old-timers lamenting that summer -- i.e. youth -- does end.
"In the summer I found an old school chair and thought I'd use it for something, " he said.
Known to the Warriors fans as "Dave", the 36-year-old Taumoepeau joined Worcester in the summer of 2005 from French club Bourgoin.
That summer Dublin went to Old Trafford and Claridge headed to Luton.
The 27-year-old struggled with the injury all summer but still ran 9.71s in the World Championships to win silver behind Jamaican Usain Bolt.
Unlike 17-year-old Missy Franklin who has qualified to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics, Gaines did not begin swimming until he was 17-years-old.
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The 18-year-old joined from Wigan Warriors in the summer signing a three-year deal at Edgeley Park.
The 34-year-old needed shoulder surgery following a bruising summer British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
Over the summer she had outgrown her old shoes, and she was too proud to go to school barefoot.
The 32-year-old's contract expires in the summer but he is yet to hear from the club on his future.
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Heck, it's going to seem like old-timer's day all summer at Yankee Stadium.
The 29-year-old is out of contract in the summer and will meet club bosses in the next couple of weeks to discuss a new deal.
Looking ahead to August, participants generally expect an old-fashioned end-of-summer lull.
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Summer Forbes, 19 years old, dropped out of her Hartford, Conn.
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The 34-year-old played for the Dragons in last summer's Twenty20 Cup and has re-signed for the months of July, August and September with an option to extend.
The post EU meeting euphoria that was in the air just a few weeks ago appears to have dissipated with the summer thermals over in the Old World.
The 21-year-old missed out on pre-season last summer after suffering a serious ankle injury.
Old Trafford came in for criticism over the summer after two Twenty20 internationals against Australia were abandoned.
The 22-year-old, who joined Hibs from Sunderland last summer, has three caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Last summer an 83-year-old pipe in Manhattan burst, sending a geyser of steam and debris into the air.
It happened that green and crazy summer when Frankie was twelve years old.
For someone who is not taking his GCSEs until next summer, Smith has a remarkably old head on young shoulders.
The 29-year-old only arrived at the Abbey over the summer, and Brabin says his return represents a remarkable personal achievement.
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