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Eighteen Years in Missouri
Category Archives: Friends
Flat Tires, Jackfruit, and the Birds
June 21 – We left home shortly after eight on a recent Town Day, and went right to the post office where we usually meet our good friend Richard, former postmaster of Pleasant Hill for a few minutes. Richard was … Continue reading
Here Fishy Fishy Fishy
June 4 – While we were in the post office the other day, Richard, our very friendly ex-postmaster, told us of his his fishing plans, depending on the weather. He and a group of friends would be driving down to … Continue reading
Remembering Mother’s Day
May 22 – Thinking back on last week’s Mother’s Day, this one being number sixty. It’s not hard for me to think back on all of the very special days in May when I was so fortunate to have not … Continue reading
Bring on the Pallets
May 4 – As we have written about before, we volunteered for the Harvesters’ distribution of food each month. We have been very fortunate during all of the winter months, as we have not missed even one distribution day because of … Continue reading
Price Chopper People
June 17 – We didn’t plan on going to the Price Chopper store in Pleasant Hill this week, but as Dale and I were talking one day about what we had to do, he suggested that we go to the … Continue reading
The Postman Only Retires Once
June 12 – Talk about a really beautiful and satisfying day! So many good experiences take place on “Town Day” because that’s when we see more friends and have time to listen to their sad or happy times since we … Continue reading
More Bird Stories
April 6 – These days the big cement slab on which Dale scatters sunflower seeds and millet for the birds is just about covered with hungry birds. When he goes out twice each day to put out a good meal … Continue reading
Town Day I
December 13 – On Town Day, we usually plan on being at the post office to visit our good friends there, much more important than just buying the stamps I need, and then moving on! While Richard, the postmaster, was … Continue reading
Godspeed, Brother Rich
December 6 – If you have already seen the blog post about my older (by 3 years) brother Rich back in January, there is a reason why I am asking our son David (he handles all of the blog publication … Continue reading
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Brother Rich
Reprint from January 2015 – Two of the seven kids in our family were born in January, getting a good start on the new year. You may have read about my oldest brother Roy earlier in this blog. Now I’m going … Continue reading
