Hello friends. I washed his Case knife. He had worn the overalls out in the woods and knowing they were covered with pollen, I threw them in the washer. Not totally oblivious to the obvious, I carefully removed his pocket watch and placed it on the dresser. Having laundered a Hamilton 92B pocket watch many years ago, I learned that lesson well. Why doesn’t the man just empty his pockets??
Overalls make a lot of noise in the dryer so I really did not give much thought to the clangs and clanks of the drying process…until removing dried laundry and seeing that pretty yellow Case knife (I think he called it a Toothpick) lying there. It was still in one piece, but to a collector who buffs and polishes, it was a little scruffy looking. I apologized and he started polishing. We have not discussed it any further.
A Week ago Saturday Billy, Mary Lou and Martin Hodges went to Joplin to attend the 90th birthday party of an old friend, Florine Hansen. Their friendship began several years before LeaAnn and Martin were born when Bill, Mary Lou, Florine and Alma Morgan were all teaching at Hollister Elementary and carpooled. After the children were born, they had a full car going to Hollister every day and formed friendships to last a lifetime.
Jim and Dawn have continued their project of dismantling the old house where we grew up. While they were working there Saturday, Roger Smithson stopped by to visit on his way home from Clell and Dean’s. Jim said they had a good time talking over old times and just generally “chewing the fat”. He is so proud of Dawn because while they visited she kept working, pulling nails and taking down boards. Jim knows he has a hard working wife and is proud of her.
Bill Biggs’ trusty tractor plowed gardens for Jim and Dawn, Justin and Kasie. Justin and Kasie have expanded Daddy’s garden space, so they will have a busy summer.
Today is the first day of turkey season and the only report I have heard came from Jim Bilyeu He told me one of the Lumley boys up by Elkland got a 25 lb. turkey with 11 inch beard and was back to the house by 7:00 a.m.
The white bass report this week comes from Sean Tilley who said that Makaylee caught 11 white bass last week. That girl is quite a fisherman and comes by it rightly.
Our youngest granddaughter also loves to fish. Erin talked PaPa Bill and Grandpa Rick into going to the pond after Sunday dinner. She caught a nice mess of bluegill and would have fished longer had it not been time for evening church service.
Rick and I got together with Leon and Connie Hammond Wednesday morning and attended Lomascola‘s “Million Dollar Piano” show in Branson. It was an excellent show, well worth seeing. Christie and Colby went on Thursday night and Colby is inspired to practice even harder.
Although it is the first day of turkey season, Rick is letting his birds off easy. He is helping Neal install cabinets, but the birds better lay low tomorrow. Bye for now.
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