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DOGWOOD ACRES, 08/17/09, ELANE CRUM
Hello friends. A cool and foggy August night is to be enjoyed; seven tenths of an inch of rain will continue to make Jim and Dawn’s garden produce ‘maters and cukes. I just came from their house with a bucket full of fresh vegetables, including a bag of okra for frying. That will taste good alongside a skillet of fried fish, which Rick brought home a few days ago.
Rick and Harvey Westfall spent several hours on Table Rock Lake last week and brought home a boat full of fish. Well, maybe they did not actually bring home that many, as several were not long enough to be keepers. I fried White Bass one night and Catfish another night.
Mid-August is school starting time for many of our kids. Erin started back to Plainview on Thursday of last week. Ashton kicked off her sophomore year at Bradleyville today. Three of Christie and Bill’s grandchildren started school today at three different schools, Bradleyville, Taneyville and Forsyth. I saw little Miss Madison Tilley and heard about her first day in Mrs. Hurd’s kindergarten class. It was a good one and she had “played instruments”.
Saturday morning I was at the White River Valley Historical Society Museum to learn more about the New Harmonies Exhibit. The exhibit and other activities continue for the next six weeks. I thought I knew quite a bit about musical instruments but found a new one, which, of course, is not new. The Diddley Bow is one of America’s first stringed instruments. There is one on display, so perhaps I will learn how to play it over the next few weeks. It is an interesting display and well worth your time.
Our Uncle Bill Smith, aka Willie Smith, received special recognition for his service in World War II, at the local VFW Post on Saturday night. He is a gracious man, who served his country proudly and humbly accepted the accolades and recognition. We are proud to be his “kin”!
Rick and I bailed out of bed early Sunday morning and attended the 9:00 a.m. service at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield. Cousin Hosea Bilyeu and his family were wide-awake and ready to sing. The concert was over way too soon and I considered staying for the 11:00 a.m. service so we could enjoy it all over again.
There are always a lot of visitors at their concerts, and we saw a few Taney County folks. Ted Horner was one of the first familiar faces we saw. I think Nadine must have been there too, although we never saw her. As we were leaving, we saw Barbara Gimlin Collins, with daughter Lana, and her family. Lana has two sweet little boys who keep Grandma’s life from being boring.
We stopped in Nixa for pizza buffet and got home in time to take a nap before the Big Smith Concert in Shadow Rock Park. As usual, the boys gave 100% and more to an enthusiastic audience. There was a lot of local folks who were seeing Big Smith for the first time and many of their fans who drive for miles and miles. After it was over, we saw Aunt Reba and Cayree Ragsdale, who had driven down from Springfield.
My car spent the day at Carl’s Auto getting new brakes, so it should be good for another 130,000 miles. I just hope that I am too! Bye for now.
Hello friends. A cool and foggy August night is to be enjoyed; seven tenths of an inch of rain will continue to make Jim and Dawn’s garden produce ‘maters and cukes. I just came from their house with a bucket full of fresh vegetables, including a bag of okra for frying. That will taste good alongside a skillet of fried fish, which Rick brought home a few days ago.
Rick and Harvey Westfall spent several hours on Table Rock Lake last week and brought home a boat full of fish. Well, maybe they did not actually bring home that many, as several were not long enough to be keepers. I fried White Bass one night and Catfish another night.
Mid-August is school starting time for many of our kids. Erin started back to Plainview on Thursday of last week. Ashton kicked off her sophomore year at Bradleyville today. Three of Christie and Bill’s grandchildren started school today at three different schools, Bradleyville, Taneyville and Forsyth. I saw little Miss Madison Tilley and heard about her first day in Mrs. Hurd’s kindergarten class. It was a good one and she had “played instruments”.
Saturday morning I was at the White River Valley Historical Society Museum to learn more about the New Harmonies Exhibit. The exhibit and other activities continue for the next six weeks. I thought I knew quite a bit about musical instruments but found a new one, which, of course, is not new. The Diddley Bow is one of America’s first stringed instruments. There is one on display, so perhaps I will learn how to play it over the next few weeks. It is an interesting display and well worth your time.
Our Uncle Bill Smith, aka Willie Smith, received special recognition for his service in World War II, at the local VFW Post on Saturday night. He is a gracious man, who served his country proudly and humbly accepted the accolades and recognition. We are proud to be his “kin”!
Rick and I bailed out of bed early Sunday morning and attended the 9:00 a.m. service at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield. Cousin Hosea Bilyeu and his family were wide-awake and ready to sing. The concert was over way too soon and I considered staying for the 11:00 a.m. service so we could enjoy it all over again.
There are always a lot of visitors at their concerts, and we saw a few Taney County folks. Ted Horner was one of the first familiar faces we saw. I think Nadine must have been there too, although we never saw her. As we were leaving, we saw Barbara Gimlin Collins, with daughter Lana, and her family. Lana has two sweet little boys who keep Grandma’s life from being boring.
We stopped in Nixa for pizza buffet and got home in time to take a nap before the Big Smith Concert in Shadow Rock Park. As usual, the boys gave 100% and more to an enthusiastic audience. There was a lot of local folks who were seeing Big Smith for the first time and many of their fans who drive for miles and miles. After it was over, we saw Aunt Reba and Cayree Ragsdale, who had driven down from Springfield.
My car spent the day at Carl’s Auto getting new brakes, so it should be good for another 130,000 miles. I just hope that I am too! Bye for now.
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