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Betty posted an update Saturday, Mar 30, 2013, 6:41pm EDT, 11 years, 1 month ago
Shelly...Been off the computer since this morning. Finally had to shut down and reboot and now everything seems okay. To answer your question re what were we cooking...well, eggs from the hen house. It was a windy day and one of our other playmates arrived on the scene and picked up a branch,stuck it in our little fire and then tossed it into the air. It landed in a pine tree and then the fire took off. Actually, the firemen congratulated us for staying there and attempting to put out the fire. It burned about four acres before it was out. No way would we have gotten away with something of that nature in today's world.
The drowning incident happened when a friend had just gotten a multi-color beach ball...the type one blows up. I asked to bounce it and my friend told me if it went into the water I would have to retrieve it. It went splash into the water just above an abandoned grist mill dam. I went down twice and that's all I recall...next thing I knew I was on the river bank and muttering, "Did you thank him?" Evidently there had been a young man sunning himself at the top of the dam's structure. He jumped in and pulled me to safety. I never did thank him as he was gone by the time I came to. Somewhere out there is a hero who never personally got a thank you...for that, I am so sorry. To this day, I wonder who the young man was. I had a terrible earache for weeks afterwards and mother didn't know it.
Gail...The perpetual motion gal! How do you maintain such a hectic schedule?
Great stories from years past...enjoyable reading.
Amber...Re old Fenton versus the newer Fenton. I enjoy some of the older pieces, especially after going through their museum at the factory. However, I think the newer Fenton with so many flowers painted on clear colored glass doesn't add all that much to the item. Guess it's just a matter of what one prefers.