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

My Summer Vacation by Jeff

Several years ago Emily wrote about her summer vacation in Kentucky so I thought I would do that too.

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Clyde and Jennie took us to see some of the sights in Pikeville.  We got to walk across a swinging bridge.  I haven't done that in years.  Clyde made it swing real big but he couldn't shake me off. 

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We saw several of the decorated bears around downtown Pikeville.  This one is called Astro Bear.

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We went to the Heritage Museum where we were attacked by Indians.  There was "Chief Sitting-Around Bull".

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The medicine man "Smiling Turtle Shell" and his squaw "Running Mouth" were there too.

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We ate really good while we were in Kentucky.  We always do when Aunt Jennie is around.

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That night we did some old Kentucky rituals that we like whenever Aunt Jennie is around. 

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One day Clyde took us to a graveyard and told us The Story of Octavia Hatcher.  Clyde has strange ideas of what a "fun thing to do" is.

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Jennie noticed some wings painted on the wall of a building downtown and said "Let's get your picture in front of the angel wings."  I'm not sure what kind of angel those wings belong on.

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On my last day there we finally got to go see my Uncle Willie and his family.  Lots of my cousins were there too.  We had soup beans for dinner.  No trip to Kentucky is complete without some soup beans.  Clyde ate a lot more than me.

And that's what I did on my summer vacation.

Jeffery

I Found the Doll

Jeffery called and told me that they were six minutes away from my home. Quick as I hung up the phone the Barbie doll I was planning on giving her crossed my mind. I looked all over for it. I thought the doll box had the famous picture on the inside of the box. It was on the back of the box. I looked at this red box at least a dozen times while they were here.

While I was watching Jeopardy I thought I would look at the red box again. I turned it around and there was the picture. I said, "No wonder I couldn't find it." The doll is a 1994 Barbie Doll edition of Peppermint Princess.

Well, Jeffery, next time I see you I will have it ready for you.

Posted by Sherry