Pea' CANS and tough people

Historical picture:
 Flood of 1916 took all the bridges over the Catawba River in the state except one.

Now is the best time to think of a short trip. We have been in the back yard for over a month. We will shut off the water, lock up and head for the Wildwood Florida area Tuesday.

We skipped one or two years, but my girl has ordered some Georgia pecans from her cousin Ralph in South Georgia. We will drive 4 hours one way to pick up 50-75 pounds of ‘cracked pecans’. WE also get to Ralph who is 90 years young and his sweet wife, Geneva. Both of them still able to drive. Ralph still drives to NC for a visit at least once a year.

It seemed unusual but I do like the name Geneva. It was Sherry’s mama’s middle name: Susie Geneva (Hawes) Harris.

We have some strong people in our families. They made it through TOUGH times. Sherry’s Mama and Grandmother are tops in my mind. I have mentioned it before. Sherry’s grandmother Lettie Hawes raised 8 children, living in a converted tobacco house after her husband deserted her. Her family picked tobacco for kin until she left the tobacco  in Eastern Carolina and took a bus to Belmont, NC. The family crossed the wide Catawba River by boat. That was the year of the flood that took out all the bridges. She made it there to work in the cotton mills. The kids worked in the mills also. Susie Geneva went to work when she was 12. She passed away in my arms with two of her girls by her side, at 61, way too young.

               Susie Geneva's early home

Sherry, Collette, & Lennie on the last trip to see the old home of their mother, near Nikina, NC.

Cousin Ralph is the son of Raleigh, one of Susie’s brothers. He is the Pecan guy, now living in South Georgia, the area Geneva (his wife) is from. They met while he was in the USAF stationed nearby.

We eat pecans (sometimes almond slivers) most every morning in our cereal. Oh we have the ‘country breakfast’ every once in a while, but we think for our age and health the cereal is best. I put raisins in mine and Sherry opts for blue berries. If black berries were available I would opt for them.  LOL
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Okay to our wonderfully made body:

It is a fact that people who dream more often and more vividly, on an average have a higher Intelligence Quotient.


Nite Shipslog


Pecans:  Now that is pronounced: Pea’ cans (Like a cans of peas) if you are in South Georgia,  certainly not P’cahn.

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1916 Ford touring car. New the year of the Historic NC floods. (The floods were caused by back to back hurricanes that year)