Tuesday About Farm country and good friends

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So, for today:

My dad had a third-grade education. He was the oldest of 12 or 13 kids. Dad quit school and became a full-time farm hand at 9 years of age.

He married and became a tenant farmer. Then moved o NC to work in the cotton mills.

Dad then said he felt a calling by God.  He started a ‘prayer meeting’ in their home and it grew into a church. He always gave credit to men named ‘Franklin, Stutz and Moody’ the ones I remember.

Once that first church reached hundreds in attendance, I was born about then and because of me (probably) we moved to Shelby to a small church.  BUT I started this to say he NEVER forgot the farm. Every town except Belmont, he found a place to raise a hog and mama had a big garden and canned.

He never forgot that his church members worked 40+ hours a week, they came to church to be blessed by the Word, as he would say, “Not beat over the head for never doing enough to suit the pastor.”

I never lived on a farm, but I love farm lands and dad’s stories of mules, cows, pigs and chickens.

As far as I know my dad never got to see the farmlands of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. Many other states are beautiful, but I am always so impressed at how well these farmers keep their land so well squared away. There is one bordering this RV park. Hundreds of acres, and the sweetest corn you ever tasted.

WE just ate two ears of corn on the cob.  DELICIOUS. Also had a tomato sandwich that one slice covered the bread, just like mama used to raise. LOL  WE have been looking forward to this since last year. Price this year at the farm is double: 13 ears $4. (BUT 50 cents an ear in store)

We have known (and still do), some of the best folks in the world who call this foreign country home.  ;-)

Above is Marian and Dallas, WE met in '56 (USMC)

Dan and Joan, may they RIP,  we miss them up here... Met them probably '72. My last intelligence command, Dan practically ran the command, one of the best men I ever worked for. Dan was military, but also a family man.  He & Joan created a wonderful family.

 

Nite Shipslog

PS: WE are just relaxing for a few days, it was good to be on the road again….. I’m making music with my ‘BEST FRIEND!’