Hello friends. Sunday dinner on the farm was truly home grown. PaPa Bill Hodges fried a fine mess of perch that Erin caught in the pond. Granny Mary Lou fried freshly dug new potatoes, sliced some sweet onions and ripe tomatoes and had coleslaw made from fresh cabbage. From last year’s garden there was homemade tomato juice added to a pot of macaroni and a bowl of sliced beets. LeaAnn baked a birthday cake for Martin, who had made a freezer of homemade ice cream spiked with a can of Diet Dr. Pepper. Is it any wonder that taking a Sunday nap seemed the natural thing to do?
Sorry I missed writing last week; it was one of those days when life and two closings scheduled for the day just took over my time. That weekend had been busy starting with a storm that blew trees down on a power line next to the house and sent us scurrying to the basement. Then, there was no power until mid-afternoon. In the meantime, the girls and I got ready in the dark and went down to Aunt Reba’s early so that Erin could get her lemonade stand set up for the auction. It did not turn out to be a very good day for lemonade as the rain poured for hours, not stopping until after the auction had ended.
In spite of the bad weather there was a good crowd for the auction and everyone seemed to have a good time. I came home with some vintage quilts and a big basket. Rick got an iron kettle to cook chili in, but we will wait for cooler weather to do that.
Uncle Jim and Aunt Dawn took Ashton and Erin home early from the auction and they went on a tour of the county looking at flooded roads, lakes and creeks all out of their banks. We all ended up down at Powersite Dam where Rick was checking to see if anyone was catching fish. 
Last week’s lightning also did quite a number on a large tree in Lone Star Cemetery. Glen and Patsy Kenyon heard the strike and after seeing what was left of the tree, I am surprised there were not some broken windows.
Chris and her family are really enjoying the Forsyth Garden Club Cookbook that she picked up at their bi-annual plant sale. About midnight this past Friday night Kasie dropped in at Aunt Chris's and next thing they knew Kasie, Sean and Christie were baking a Peach Custard Cake that had been submitted by Henrietta Curtis. Blackberries were substituted for the canned peaches and about 1:00 a.m. they were taste testing the warm version and talking about next time they would have to bake two so one could be set aside to chill because there was NO way they were waiting ‘til daylight to taste THIS one.
Marty and Tanja had high winds hit their house and garage last Thursday evening. Strong wind came up from the lake and laid a TALL tree across the front of their garage and tore all the shingles off the lakeside of their home. It didn’t even rain in Blue Eye, where they were at a ballgame.
Justin and Kasie had neighbors, friends and family over Thursday night for a cookout, bonfire and fireworks. Rick and I had just gotten home from that when rain began to pour and lightning knocked out both of our transformers leaving us in the dark again for several hours. With a few candles and a dandy little TV that runs on batteries we made it just fine.
Friday, the fourth of July, was a leisurely day for Rick and me. The day started out gray and rainy so was a good time to catch up on sleep and watch Christmas movies. After the rain stopped Christie, Madison and Sean rode the 4-wheelers over to see us. That Madison is quite a little charmer who entertains us all with her cute ways.
Rick and I were in Branson Saturday afternoon and took a stroll down the lakefront at The Landing. He doesn’t mind that at all since the walk ends at Bass Pro. We visited with Ronnie Bilyeu who works in the camping department and also saw Ron’s family who had brought grandbaby Ethan for his first Bass Pro visit. Little Ethan, born at 24 weeks and weighing 1 lb, 9 oz, now weighs over 11 lbs and is quickly becoming a little chunk. His first visit to Grandpa and Grandma Bilyeu’s home seems to have been a busy one with a family picnic at Bull Creek and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins to play with.
Rick came in from church Sunday night, got changed and headed for the fishing hole. He would hate to miss the one that got away last week. Steve Biggs caught a 23# Striper on 8# line last week. Something has been bending Rick’s hooks and getting away, so he has made some equipment changes and will keep trying. 
His biggest Walleye so far has been 29” long. I took a picture of it about 4:30 one morning, so now I tell him not to wake me up unless he brings home another record breaker.
I understand that Rick started a trend of ladder fishing. At first the others thought he was a little odd, but Victor Fisher brought Teresa’s stepstool from the kitchen and several others have joined the “Ladder Club”. A fisherman will do whatever it takes. Bye for now.
ELANE CRUM
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