Uncle HenryUncle Henry won the Blakenship award
posthumously last week.
It made the local papers and the evening news. Only our family knew that he should have won it years ago. The Dean of the College babbled on with the
flagrant lies, as he was being interviewed.
Uncle Henry was a private man and he kept to himself mostly, but he always managed to work
seven days a week. We loved our visits with him and he enjoyed our company. He had some quirky ways about him, for instance he would serve us
cheese & crackers on a silver platter. But, he also kept us mesmerized with his exotic tales of all his worldly travels. He had pictures throughout his home which reflected on those travels. One in particular, was always an eye catcher. It was of himself, astride a camel, in front of a
pyramid. He was a great collector and often would let us handle and play with certain artifacts. We especially liked the guns from his
Civil War collection.
Uncle Henry also had great appreciation for music. He had a great fondness for the
clarinet, although, he never had the time to learn to play any instrument. On special occasions, he would turn up the music and cook us a special meal via the
microwave. For the longest time, he would tell us that he was on a long "
absent without leave". We never knew what he meant by that nor did we care.
We just laughed and then we would tease him about his
blue jeans. They were always baggy and did not fit him properly, but that did not bother him. He would just smile and turn to some other artifact and begin another tale. He told us we would miss him when he was gone. We thought he meant when he was on another one of his adventures.
Little did we know, he would have only a short time left to live, and we would never see him again.
MINI Wordzzle - BETTY SUEBetty Sue always
sugar coated her stories. If the
thermometer said it was 70 degrees she would kick it up a notch to 72! She always added a bit extra to everything...even her sweet tea!
Betty Sue always loved it when the County Fair was in town. She especially had a secret fondness for watching those young boys on the
tractor pull.
Betty Sue also loved the way the preacher, in the
evangelical tent, could sway the crowd with his words and girations. She would have fantasies of traveling with this group to far off lands and spreading the good word.
Her husband Billy Bob knew Betty Sue lived in La-La Land and he saw right through her
masquerade. He didn't care though, because he loved her dearly, even her sweet tea!
MEGA WORDZZLE - The AWARDIt was decided to give a
posthumous award to the widow, Mrs. Dennis, for her husbands service to the company. Although, there was some
flagrant misgivings upon doing so by certain members of the board, all the regular staff knew how hard Mr. Dennis worked. It was said he worked hard
seven days a week. He did this to help keep the company afloat.
As the champagne flowed and the
cheese and crackers were consumed, Mr. Billings presented the award to Mrs. Dennis. He then proceeded to talk about the history of the company and how the company was involved in preserving a great
pyramid and how closer to home, they unearthed some very interesting
Civil War artifacts.
Mrs. Dennis sat quietly and when Mr. Billings finished his speech and when she heard some piped in
clarinet music playing over the loud speakers, she decided to leave. She said her goodbyes and while passing Mr. Billings, she heard him talking about some new project involving
microwaves and space. More lies she thought. At that moment she would rather have been
"absent without leave" or something to that effect. She was just tired and longed to be at home with her
blue jeans on and drinking a glass of wine and just relaxing on the couch.
She thought, "why would anyone want to stay here and listen to anymore
sugar-coated lies"? As she left the building a slight breeze took her by surprise. She thought her
thermometer showed it to be warmer than what it felt like now. She was soon glad to be inside her warm car and more than ready to get home. She remembered something about a fair being in town, so she decided to take the longer route home. Her husband always loved the fair and especially the
tractor pull event. She found it all a bit boring and was not fond of that
evangelical preacher, who brought his whole group of followers into town, at the same time. She finally arrived at home and she suddenly realized she would no longer have to play
masquerade anymore. She would start her new life at this very moment. She sighed, entered her kitchen, kicked off her shoes and proceeded to pour herself a large glass of wine.
I'm Old and I'm cold...
This past Saturday nite I attended a party with my husband. Tis the season for drinks and merriment! Only thing is, this party did not have any alchohalic beverages served.
We decided to go for a lovely Saturday country drive. We had no destination in mind.
We drove up mountain roads encountering hunters & their dogs along the way.
photos by: Lulda Casadaga
When I was a baby back in 1956 my dad took me to a political rally.
The fangs were out...the horns were up. 
Ahhh...yes, it is the middle of the week....HUMP DAY...yes indeed. I feel wicked today! I was depressed yesterday, but today I'm feeling wicked. How about you...let's get into trouble today...if only in your thoughts! :D
