The last several days have given us a lot of WEATHER! It is unbelievable the amount of rain that has fallen and all streams and rivers are far above flood stage. My area has, so far, been spared of any loss of life storm related. We are grateful for all the mercies shown us.
I think back over 70 years ago when my dad worked as a farmhand. We had no car so he walked each day to a farm to work for a prosperous farm owner. He would leave home at daybreak, or before, walking with his lunch pail for an early start on the day. At evening it would be sunset before he came walking home. Most of the farming was done with a team of horses. In my mind's eye I can still see the teams of horses he worked with. The farm owner always wanted to start the corn planting on May 1st. Seasons were quite different 70 years ago. On that morning 70 years ago my father had the team harnessed and on the way to the field, around 7 in the morning, was in an accident. Traveling down the highway just over a hilltop a semi hit the wagon and team he was driving. He had a fractured skull and broken collar bone. The nearest hospital was Evansville, IN from where we lived. He spent 3 weeks there in the Welborn-Walker Hospital, no longer in operation. My mother took care of us and kept us fed, without any resources to help us. My mother was such a remarkable woman, there was nothing she couldn't do. How I do miss her! Anyway, it was quite a time before my dad was able to do any work after returning home. I remember how weak he was. A farmhand was the only work he could get for a lot of years. We certainly lived a life without anything but the bare essentials. I had the best parents anyone can imagine, they were caring for us and providing what they could. I long for a time so simple, when people were different and caring for their families.
May all your days be good memories,
Grandma
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