Brrrr… When you have a few Fall days… with a bit of Indian Summer – and then quite a bit (several inches) of *warm* rain --- and THEN it starts to pretend it’s already the middle of WINTER… We know we’re at the end of November…
And we ready to go over the river and through the woods – and up in New England they have had a
Matter of fact in
It’s the first time I’ve seen the word arborcide used in a news story. It was in a rather plaintive note from a chilly real estate agent who said he’d rather read poetry by the light of his 100 watt incandescent bulb than gaze upon a lovely tree. (L)
They had a bad summer, fall and now winter… with trees falling on power lines and as a result are working on plans to bury powerlines… and see if they can’t get ‘tree-huggers’ to give up some of their hugees.
But we’re doing OK in the Playfair area… there’s some rugged country over there in
So we’re movin’ on along. Glad you’re here… glad we’re here… and we’ll get right on to the business of having this hectic political season right in the middle of winter… Serves us right! Eternal Vigilance *is* the price of liberty. So here we plunge into an election year beginning next month. [Maybe ‘tis time to buy a spare set of earplugs.]
We’re headed out to bed since it’s almost midnight writing this. We’ll see you tomorrow or the next day! (D.V.)
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack and Barbara
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“JUST A MINUTE”
WITH CHRISTMAS A-COMIN’ WE NEED TO BE A-SINGIN’!
MizP: Jist A Minit: Ah thank, Mr. Jack, hit’s time ta take a good look up.
Jack: Why do you say that Miz Pearlie?
MizP: Ah jist hates hit when we’s a gittin’ this close to Christmas an things is a-droopin’.
Homer: They done changed Black Friday ta Green Monday.
BB: Hit’s a sorta crazy season, Homer.
Homer: Yeah – pepper spray in Wal-Mart!….
MizP: Cud hit a bin at big piece a rock come b’twix us an th’ moon?
Jack: You folks been watching too much TV.
BB: Mr. Jack’s rite … we need ta git ta th’ seerus bidniss of Christmas.
Homer: Whut duz you have in mind?
Jack: Do you know what Sunday was?
MizP: Well five Sundays from now will be …
BB: Christmas!... Ah kin reed a calendar!
MizP: Oh -- Ah ‘members… Sunday was th’ firs Sunday in Advent.
BB: Oh yeah – keeps a-fergittin’ tha-ut.
Jack: Some churches celebrate it more than others but it’s th…
MizP: Wait, wait -- don’t tell me hit’s th’ Christmas season – fer real.
Homer: Thas a good way to say hit Miz Pearlie.
MizP: Hit’s jist a good way ta ‘recollect whut Christmas is awl about.
Jack: It marks the time we celebrate Christ coming to earth to be our Saviour.
BB: I ain’t no High churchman… but you’s rite hits time we ourt to pay tention to.
Jack: You’re right Mr. Bill. When the kids were still little we read the story.
MizP: The story of Christmas – an we lit th’ candles.
Homer: And we sang carols …
BB: An we re-membered the Baby Jesus in
Jack: And what does that mean Miz Pearlie?
MizP: Hit’s a good way ta remember He came as our Saviour… ta save us.
Homer: An in this old worl we’s greatly in need of His savin’ like in th’ Bible.
Jack: Maybe we can talk about it more next Wednesday.
Homer: Ah’d shore like tha-ut.
Jack: OK ‘til next Wednesday then … I’m Jack Buttram. (END)
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