Dogwood Acres OnLine: Dogwood Acres Weekly, 08/18/08

Monday, August 25, 2008

Dogwood Acres Weekly, 08/18/08

Dogwood Acres, 08/18/08

Hello friends. Some of us Walleye Widows are getting our husbands back. Victor Fisher called Rick last week to report that he had caught a couple of nice ones in the wee hours of morning and wondered why Rick was not there. I had to tell him that Rick was in bed sound asleep, right where he has been every night now for almost two weeks. His interest is turning now to squirrel and deer. He has a new squirrel gun and has been taking Pete into the woods where the Hickory nut harvest is attracting bushy tailed squirrels. Bow season opens in less than a month so he is also moving deer stands around. I guess I will have to cook a few more venison and fish meals to make freezer room for squirrels and deer.

Rick and I went to the Bilyeu Family Concert in Springfield on Sunday night. It is always good to get together with our family and see old friends. There was a huge crowd, probably close to 3000, but just by chance we sat beside Eula Holmes and her son, Wendell. I see Eula occasionally but had not seen Wendell since grade school days in Highlandville.

Hosea invited his brother Buddy Mack to the platform and they sang a duet, probably one of the first songs they ever sang as a special in church. Although it happened to be Bud's birthday and now he is as old as Rick Crum, he did real good, remembered all the words and everything. It's kinda funny, but as I listened to the words of that song, instead of two past middle-aged men up there, I saw two skinny little boys standing up front at New Haven Church when it was still in Dry Holler.

All of their brothers and sisters, except Emma Lou who is in Heaven, were there; also nieces, nephews, grandkids and two special aunts, Betty Sackett and Bonnie Bilyeu. Our elders continue to inspire us and the little ones are reminders that we are rapidly becoming the older ones. Bye for now