It’s not everyday one hears a dynamic statement like this! Melvin was the ex-husband of Mother’s old friend, Maggie. A good man, he’d gone just a bit “off the rails” and Maggie, had reluctantly left him as a result of his increasingly fantical religious leanings. Mother and Daddy had long been faithful congregants of their church, only missing services if unable Continue reading
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Peeing in the Wilderness
This peeing in the wilderness story is from a dear friend who will remain nameless since she has threatened me sufficiently and believably. Some lovely young things were once touring the rural countryside when they realized they were miles from the nearest bathroom. They weren’t concerned since they were country girls, skilled in country arts. Continue reading
The Snake and the Flying Fencepost
Daddy had recently had surgery and was hobbling around on crutches in an ankle to thigh cast. Feeling he just had to get outside for just a few minutes, he took his first trip into the yard. Four-year-old Marilyn who was following him around suddenly starting screaming in terror. She’d stepped on a snake! Daddy balanced himself on one crutch, grabbed her, Continue reading
The Snake in the Fan
Back in the days before we had an air conditioner, Daddy brought home a huge second hand water-cooled fan, thinking it might be an improvement over our attic fan. He hooked it up in the dining room window, where it blew directly over the Continue reading
Y’all Got a Snake in Y’all’s Tree!
It’s not everyday one hears a dynamic statement like this! Melvin was the ex-husband of Mother’s old friend, Maggie. A good man, he’d gone just a bit “off the rails” and Maggie, had reluctantly left him as a result of his increasingly fantical religious leanings. Mother and Daddy had long been faithful congregants of their church, only missing services if unable Continue reading
The Axe, the Snake, and the Doll. It Ain’t a Purty Thing!
Though my grandpa Roscoe Holdaway worked as a farmer back in the 1920s, once he took the opportunity to get temporary work for a few weeks at a logging camp deep in the Continue reading
You’re Gonna Die! Joke
Many years ago two hunters were tromping through the the woods when one had to answer the call of nature. Joe hurried behind a tree and dropped his pants. Just as he squatted to do his business, a rattlesnake struck him in his most tender nether portion. “Help! Help! Mike,go get help!” Continue reading
The Snake and the Flying Fencepost
Daddy had recently had surgery and was hobbling around on crutches in an ankle to thigh cast. Feeling he just had to get outside for just a few minutes, he took his first trip into the yard. Four-year-old Marilyn who was following him around suddenly starting screaming in terror. She’d stepped on a snake! Daddy balanced himself on one crutch, grabbed her, Continue reading
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