Saving for Hard Times

This little squirrel buries acorns for hard times.
Patsy puts food into the freezer!
We are very fragile and dependent on nature
Just like the little squirrel...
Care for us Oh, Lord, in hard times.

My Winter Weather

My weather is just cold rain, but if it gets cold

tonight....I will have ice like the rest of you.

Something for Greg and Cheryl Ann

Davis Smith of White Hall was looking for a place to hunt on his new lease on Nov. 15
when he encountered the biggest buck of his life.

He made the most of his opportunity and bagged the biggest buck killed in Arkansas
for the 2008-2009 season. The giant nontypical had 23 scorable points and a rack
with an inside spread that measured23 inches. The main beams measured 29 5 /8
inches and 29 7 /8 inches. The thickest circumference on the main beams was 5 6 /8
inches. The smallest circumference was 4 5 /8 inches. Its live weight was 320 pounds,
and its age was 7 1/2 years old. Boone and Crockett score was 209 points.

Clayton's Overalls

Pop got Clayton some overalls when he came to see
us yesterday. I remember Daddy getting overalls for
Erin and Laura...every baby needs some overalls.

Jan. 24--Mom's Day

I know why Patsy was thinking Mom's birthday was
Jan. 21...because she was born in 1921. She only lived
to 71. That is only a dozen years older than I am now.
Momma had a difficult life, but I don't think she would
have traded places with anyone.

Patsy--What Tree is This!

Little Child's Rememberance

This is a little girl's grave...I think it said 1890.
I think Patsy picked Debbie Lee's stone...or maybe
it was Fleta. They picked a heart stone similar to
the parent who picked this one in 1890.

Monument

think about the Washington Monument...the Lincoln
Memorial...These graves in Searcy County were adorned
with much more love I bet. How did they get these
flat rocks moved and stacked here to honor the one
who rested below...a mule and wagon and men working
and sweating for the memory of their mother or father.

Horse Puzzle

Astrid liked this puzzle but it was hard because
it is the same photo twice. I glued it and she is
going to use in on top of her chest in her room...

Been Tagged

This was last June...I was at Patsy's getting
my pretty red hens. I think she was wearing her
nightgown.

Pontoon over the Arkansas

The Arkanasas River is only about 3 miles from me
as the crow flies. The Galla runs into the Arkansas.
This bridge was over the Arkansas at Dardanelle. A
toll bridge, if you walked across it cost a nickle
and if you had a wagon load it was a quarter. The
pontoon bridges were put together on floating
and secured sections. This one was washed out many
times. When a big rain came, much of the bridge could
end up way downstream. I was looking for this picture
when I found the Carrollton swinging bridge.

Swinging Bridge at Carrollton, AR--1920

Patsy, do you remember this bridge.

Above

When Larry flew back from Texas they
took this picture. Sure is neat looking.

Naming After Presidents

I think we will have a lot of kids named Barack...wonder

about Obama? ....and Hussein (spelling wrong). Well, we

had a lot Andrew Jacksons, Thomas Jeffersons, George

Washingtons. Larry has a Grandpa named James K.

Polk Standridge. This is his picture taken during or right

after the Civil War. He was young and unmarried at this

time...he served in the Union Army.

Monday...

Back to the grind
Just keep on rollin'
Like the ole Mississipi!

Sister and Me

Whatever you did for .....my brothers and sisters, you did for Me. Matthew 25:40
Sister is only 61
16 backwards
About the same?

Picture for Patsy--One for Helen--

Patsy, this is the Mississippi River at
Memphis, TN. We delivered dogs yesterday
and crossed it. Larry took me by Graceland
and I snapped that picture for Helen.

High Style :-)

Larry sold one of his squirrel dogs today.
He went to Texas....here is a video of him
leaving Galla Creek. This is a first for
two old Arky hillbillies!