Precocious Pastry Chef

 Jennie is well known for her baking talents.  Her Chess Cake and Christmas goodies draw rave reviews.  Few people know just how early her interest in baking began...

I'm guessing the Teddy Bear had to wash the dishes.

Great Minds?

They claim it's proof of the old adage about Great Minds Thinking Alike,,, Jennie and Lela Kay got each other the exact same Christmas Card this year.

Jennie signed hers, "to my Little Sis" and Lela signed hers, "to my Big Sis."  

Does anyone else find this a little scary?

Chestnuts FAIL

 The YouTube Virtual Fireplace playing on a LED TV just isn't the same...

Mistletoe

 Uncle Clyde tree is growing mistletoe.  Of course it's too high up for anyone to get to.

From Luci

Christmas Memories from 2003

 Christmas memories from 20 years ago...

I had forgotten what a "Sensory Overload" our Christmas gatherings at Road Creek could be.

And how exhausting they could get!

A RILEY for 50 Years

 This is Sherry's fiftieth anniversary of being a Riley...

It's been a wild ride.

Cucumber Criticism

 You must be doing something wrong if your cucumber patch gives you a "Poop Emoji"...

Photos from Patsy

Cousin Patsy Belcher sent me these pictures of Mom and Dad.  She and Janet found them in their mother June's photos.

There are two photos of Mom when she was young...

I don't know who the baby is that she is holding in the second photo.  It doesn't look like me.  I'm wondering if it might be Uncle Willie.

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There are two more pictures from one of the Looney Family Reunions.

Mom is doing what she loved best, socializing...

and Dad is doing what he loved best, eating...

Clyde

Memorial Day 2023

 A few photos from Memorial Day 2023...

Mom & Dad's headstone got a cleaning and new flowers.

The Ratliff Cemetery had been mowed and cleaned the best we've seen it in years.  We didn't have to do much work at all there.

The Wilson Cemetery was also cleaned and looked good

There are more photos in my Google Photos Album.

New Graduates

 I hear there are two new graduates down in Florida.  They must be talking about kindergarten graduation, it can't have been that long since I was down there.

Congratulations to Caitlyn and Blair !!

ECHS Alumni Banquet 2023

 Here are two of the most popular people at this year's get-together...

Many of the folks attending either went to school or played baseball with Willie. Almost everyone else was taught by Carolyn or played golf with her.  

I think they enjoyed themselves.  They were still going strong when Jennie and I ran out of gas and headed home.

Clyde

Easter 2023

 Someone has been passing this photo around the internet and suggesting a resemblance between the tree and me...

I guess it's because the tree is sturdy, upright and outstanding in its field.  I don't know what other resemblance people are seeing.

Clyde

Easter Morning 1960?

 Sherry shared this photo with me recently and asked that I put it on the Stalkerclan...

How many people can you name?

This is the kind of photo that I normally share on the "Diggin' Up Bones" site so I've posted it there too.

Photo from Sherry