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Updates from the road

Moonrise near Lake Viking (more textures)

Frankie missed the Jameson picnic, the biggest Americana festival of the summer for Jameson population 120. They now have had as many pinics as town residents. I was born 4 miles north of Jameson on a farm delivered by my father which makes Jameson my true hometown. The picnic is a 3 day event more like a community reunion than a festival. There’s live music, baby shows, talent contests, egg tossing, washer tournaments, lots of great food, homemade pies and of course a parade.

Right, cousin Randy drives the families very old John Deere with daughter Allie. This tractor has been in the parade as long as I can remember. Behind is Duly’s garage which was the major service & repair center back in the days.

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The parade went from the school through what’s left of downtown to the town park. Good turn out with maybe 30 entrants, not bad for this little community.

The school house in the picture to the right of the Post Office is where I attended through the 5th grade when we moved the Phoenix.

Mom with sisters Sarah & Jean have lunch.

Below – A talent show singer from Gallatin sang an original song much like Taylor Swift. Pretty good actually.

A local country band entertained late into the night.

 

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18 month old girls take the stage above in the baby show.. Games and bouncy rides for the kids. Nothing like the real stuff they use to have when I was a kid. 

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Uncle Loren and friend Sondra.. Middle – JD’s grandson Case is interviewed before wining the “Little Mister” contest for the picnic. Below – Case’s little bother Cole wins in the 18 month old boys. Above – Aunt Geneva, cousin Cindy, her son Nathan, girl friend Cheyenne with Mom.

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Saturday night the band “Damit Jim” entertained and used lots of local singers to rock it out.

The country road picture was taken on my way home from the picnic on Saturday the final night, the same night the intro picture was taken. The moon was bright.

 

Our church when we lived near Jameson.  Jameson Christian church with a little artistic touch.. (more textures)

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Frankie’s Back

 

Boy it’s nice to have her back. Between cleaning the Phoenix property from all the recent dust storms, doing her friend’s hair and partying with her girl friends she was very busy for the week she was gone.

Right – We’re cruisin down by the river.. I guess it looks like we’re surfin.

Cowboy greeted her the 1st morning looking for the treats she gives him.

“Naked Ladies” are a seasonal bulb flowers that only sprout and bloom for a 2 week period in August. Frankie made it back just in time to enjoy the Ladies!!!

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We’ve had an on going debate about making a headboard for our bedroom. Unable to agree we’ve put off building anything. I took Frankie’s absence as an opportunity to create what I thought we wanted. It’s made from two old doors plus an on window casing crown molding.  The GOOD NEWS is that Frankie loves it and is busy painting and hopefully sanding and antiquing it once we get the antiquing glaze like Shirley used on those great Mexican chairs.

 

 

 

 

 

I gave her special visitation privileges to work in my Man Cave for this project. With her working there, Cowboy comes and sticks his head through the window behind her to supervise.

 

Phyllis and her mother stop by for a visit and lunch uptown at the Corner Café.

Our time in Gallatin is getting short. We’re heading to San Francisco this coming Tuesday to visit our friends the Gashs, the Klebers and nephew Brad. We’ll be there a week and then back here through Labor Day weekend then we’re off for West Virginia to visit Frankie home town and then on to the North Carolina coast.. We should arrive back in Phoenix around Sept 22nd just in time to prepare for the

25th Annual Big Fun Party

Sat Oct 22nd

We will be in Cholla Bay for the normal 2 weeks surrounding the party Oct 15th – 30th. Let us know if you would like to join us. Until the next update… Stay Cool…. BTW it’s 70 & rainy here today…