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COF takes sweet trip down memory lane After reading Comments re article 66277 Forest F Harvey A mule ride with my other Grandpa COF remembers winter trip to his Daddy's Ma & her sisters house - in the winter, where it was so cold the ice was on the inside of the window and one slept with clothes under the cover to keep them warm. Anybody else remember? Click on headline for complete story By the COF From "High o'er beautiful Downtown Knifley "Whar we tend to the old ways but sum o the new ain't all that bad Sure as rain in April I ain't the onliest one to take a sweet trip down memory lane on a reading this here story. One of my best trips as a youngun would be when we took a winter trip to visit my Daddy's Ma & her sister. They lived together in a big house in a small town that owed it's existence to the surrounding farm community. Even tho it was in town, they had chickens and a couple of ducks in the back yard. Feeding them wuz fun - 'cept they also had a BIG mean ole goose whose sole purpose in life was to have me for a snack. Great Aunt Rachel was an "oner" if'n thar ever was one. Her favorite time of day was when hit was time to pull out the cane poles from under the back porch en head for the river. Ice or no ice, she was devil bent on a fishing Enough rambling. The tie-in to Mr Harvey was the part 'bout sleeping in the attic on a straw mattress. The favorite part o my trip was sleeping in their unheated, unfinished attic, so close to the rafters that i could lay in bed & reach up & touch 'em. And what a bed, Huge by my diminutive standard; rope "slats", a thick feather tick and a goose down comforter. I needed a step stool to get up in the thing but once i did & rolled to the middle, that tick would sag down with me & roll the sides up agin me & twix the tick & the comforter. The morning ice on the INSIDE o the winder & the frost on the under side o the roof was no never mind. That is - it didn't matter until the smell of eggs & bacon followed by the call from below: Sonny, wash yerself & come on down fer breakfast. Well sir, they say confession is good for the soul so I must admit, after getting dressed in bed (kept my clothes under the pillow to keep em warm) & gitting up and realizin' I'd hafta break the ice in the pitcher to wash up, I'd jest sorta break a small hole large enuff to pour sum out into the bowl to make a good appearence & hightail it down to the woodburnin' stove in the kitchen. Mom would always make a point of asking "Did you wash your hands and face?" Which always elicited a subdued "Yes'um" followed by a knowing smirk from Great Aunt Rachel. Thanks for the memories Mr. Harvey, hadn't thought bout that period fer ages. COF at Dun Roman High o'er beautiful Downtown Knifley Whar we tend ta the old ways but sum o the new ain't all that bad. --COF This story was posted on 2014-04-12 02:38:27
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