Notes from Pappy's diary

Interesting story Pappy, I never experienced a hurricane before, it must have been very upsetting, happy you were unharmed.
 

We've only been through one since we've lived in Florida. The first year we came down all heck broke loose. Me and mama didn't get much sleep that night. Next morning my uncle, who lived two houses down from us, came knocking on our door and said, "welcome to Florida."
 

Interesting Pappy. I used to blog a bit. Oklahoma City had straight winds clocked at a hundred miles an hour the other night. Two tornados dances along an eight mile path doing a bit of damage as the straight wind. I was watching it close but it stayed up north of me a few miles. Look forward to more of your blogs and comments.
 
Does anyone remember, I think it was in the 60's, Farberware cookware? This was displayed and sold in your own home. The salesman would come to your house, after you had invited people for a free meal, and supply the food and do all the cooking to show everyone how the cookware was used.

We did this once and had 6 or 8 people there for their meal. Everyone seemed to enjoy it and after all were finished, the sales pitch started. I seem to remember that the price was in the 5 or 6 hundred dollar range. I know of one couple that purchased the set. It was way out of our range, so we passed, even though we were offered a nice discount for holding the dinner.

After all this time, I wonder if this ware would still be usable. Anyone out there has, or has had this product?
 
Here we go again.


It's time for our spring migration to head north. The first week in May, we will be going to our camper on Oneida Lake. The village we stay in is called Sylvan Beach, NY. The Beach, most people call it this, is a old summer resort town. It dates back to 1800s when the train was the only way to get there. It was quite a fancy place to visit back then as it had beautiful hotels and wonderful places to eat, as well as a nice beach on the lake.


The Beach is part of the Barge (Erie) Canal system, which runs over 500 miles from the Great Lakes to the Hudson River. One can also go up the St. Lawrence River to the Hudson River. Although the canal is used mostly for pleasure boating, a few barges and old canal tugs still use it. One of my favorite things to do there, is watch the boat traffic on weekends. At our campgrounds, we have a small marina but there several large ones across from us.


This will be our 16th year traveling back and forth. It is getting close to saying that's enough and settle down in Florida. It is exactly 1320 miles one way if I follow the same route. However, once we get back up there, we fall in love with the place all over again. I was brought up in the country and do miss the area, but not the winters. It is pretty here in Florida but no mountains and country fields to roam in are sorely missed.


We usually take three days going up, although we can do it in two if I drive two eleven hour days. The first night we will stay in Walterboro, NC and the second night Turning Stone casino, about 15 miles from our camp. This way I can get an early start for setting up camp.


That's it for now. To be continued. Pappy
 
Nice, Pappy, you all have the best of both seasons.

I was reading your post on the cookware, I remember when I was growing up we had this cookware dinner, except these were called Guardian Service, my mother still has some pieces of it, it was made of cast aluminium and looked like this...

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After supper, the outdoor fun begins.

The sun is starting to set on Gold St., back in the fifties.one more week until school starts and we have a lot of playing to do before it starts. It seemed to be a much easier going time as there were few tvs, iPads, etc. We had no problem inventing our own games to play.

Anyway, I'm rushing through my supper as a fierce game of kick the can will be starting soon. My mom wants to know why I am eating so fast and I tell her that all my buddies on the street are meeting soon to start the games.

Later, after everyone has had their fill of KTC, we decided to sneak around in our neighbors back yards, between Gold and Rexford Sts. and "borrow" a few apples and then try to catch as many fireflies as one can. When we tired of that, we decided to go into my club house, which was a small room attached to the back of the garage. The club house was well stocked with apples, penny candy and comic books. Mom wouldn't allow candles in the hideaway, don't know why:rolleyes:, so we had several Roy Rogers or Hopalong Cassidy flashlights hidden in secret places. Back then, batteries didn't last very long so the reading session was very short.

THEN.....came the dreaded call, "time to come in, it's bedtime". Time for a bath and off to dreamland. My dreams.....what are we going to do tomorrow night?

Little Pappy...
 
Everything is okay, Jim. Just not much to say. Been trying to clear up a cyst and have had to go to doctors twice now. It is the most impossible place, about an inch from Mr. Happy :rolleyes:, and tough to clear up. The doc said he was not able to numb it so I had to bite the bullet when he cut and drained it. Yesterday, I had it checked and he got quite a bit of gunk out of it and told me I should be okay now unless it comes back.

My son, the NSA guy, will be moving to Yokota Air Force Base, in Japan, for at least two years in August. He and his wife have sold their house in Maryland and the NSA is footing all the bills. He is not to far from retirement, another 5 years I think, sure will miss them but thank God for Face Time.

Thanks for thinking of me and I'll try to do better. Pappy
 
Pappy said:
….about an inch from Mr. Happy :rolleyes: ...
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:laugh:…you guys are all so funny. Why do guys always name it…but this one's my favorite…not that I've heard it that much :laugh: Thanks for my morning smile. Now I think I'll go back and read your "Notes from Pappy" :wave:
 
We want a Mr. Happy commensurate with our mountains and rivers... We want a Mr. Happy that shall correspond to the size of the country... We want a Mr. Happy in which scope shall be given to our gigantic ideas and to the unparalleled activity of our people... In a word, we want a Mr. Happy altogether shaggy and unshorn, that shall shake the earth, like a herd of buffaloes thundering over the prairies.
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Misquoted from Kavanagh
 
Just an update on the cyst.(oh goody). Seems to be getting better each day. At least I'm not walking like I have a watermelon between my legs. Still sore and draining a bit and I change the bandage twice a day. As I look back, I realize this is the fifth cyst I've had in my life. Wonder what causes them? The biggest one was on my back, that the VA took off. That one required 8 stitches. It is a malady that we humans could live without. Later....Pappy
 
This is going to sound weird and I haven't lost my mind quite yet. About 4:00 am this morning, my dog, Sassy, let out two barks at the foot of the bed. The noise woke me out of a sound sleep. I ask my wife if she heard it, but she was fast asleep.

Sassy was a Shih Tzu and a beautiful dog. The problem is, Sassys been gone for about six years now. Now, I think I am a fairly sane person, but this has stuck with me all day. I guess you had to be there to understand.

Should I call ghost busters, just kidding, or write this off as a unusual occurrence? I haven't had an experience like this for about 65 years.

The he cyst is healing nicely and still a bit of drainage. Doctor said it looks good and should be gone soon. Later all. Pappy
 
Glad your cyst is healing Pappy, I'm sure it was very painful and uncomfortable. :love_heart: I think it's more common than you would imagine, people having some type of experience with their pets who have passed. Sassy is just saying hello, and reminding you of her love. :sentimental:
 

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