LIFE IS SHORT..........

Last Wednesday 8 senior men began a golf tournament for 7 weeks. We would play with a different partner each week. 2 points for a win , 1 point for a tie. One in our group was going on a vacation for 3 weeks. No problem Bill we will wait till you get back to resume. I'm sorry to say our friend will not be back. We never know when life will end. Yesterday our golfing friend's life ended in a sudden tragedy. He was visiting with friends and all were on the deck which was ten feet off the ground. Bill was leaning against the railing when it broke and he fell to the concrete and broke his neck. Our Bill was gone from this life.
Bill was a fun loving man. Loved to golf; loved to win. He enjoyed poking fun at his golf competitors when his team won. One week Bill was unbeatable in his match against my partner and me. Bill chipped into the cup from just off the green on five holes. A feat that Bill will hold the record on for ever.
Bill is gone from this life but he left all of us with memories we want soon forget. Rest in peace Bill. I'm sure if there is golf in heaven Bill will tee it up. 

MOTHERS..........HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY..

Today is mother's day and I wish my mother was still alive. Not a day goes by that some thing doesn't remind me of my MOM. MOM was a simple woman who loved her husband, children, grand children, great grand children, relatives and friends. Mom never learn to drive. Mom was devoted to all her family and loved to cook special meals with everyone in attendance. Nobody could cook like MOM. She could have a good meal on the table in no time flat.
Mother spent many hours during the cold winters baby sitting for each of her children's kids. All the kids LOVED their Nanny. She made each one of us a quilt as well as the grand kids. All the work was done by Mom's hand. My quilt has some of my clothes that I worn a long time ago stitched into the pattern. I only became aware of this on looking at my quilt some days ago in closer detail. Wow, there are pieces of that pink shirt that I wore during high school that was so popular with the guys. By the time I got mine they were going out of style. Patches of my sport coat that my wife made for me years ago. Mom always was collecting pieces of material for her next master piece. Perhaps other pieces of clothes that my brother and sisters worn are Incorporated into my quilt. Mom sewed ever stitch with LOVE. It took many hours to make each quilt. I cherish my quilt and the love mom put into it for me.
Mom endured a lot of heart breaks during her 74 years on this earth. She lost all her family except a brother. Lost Dad, a daughter, and two sons. After Dad died mom was never the same. Life takes a toll of everyone but that's how life works. If you have a Mom still alive spend as much time as possible with her.

THIS PHOTO DOESN'T BELONG???

A REAL SURPRISE.....??????

A sudden blast from my past happened Thursday that sure floored me. We have been losing a large number of huge oak trees being blown down during the storms recently.
Through the years loggers have stopped by and wanted to cut the timber on our land. I have always been against cutting the trees as the mess the loggers leave is unsightly. With so many trees down on the ground it was time to rethink my options.
I had inquired about loggers from several people with no good results. While out to eat I ran into an old friend and asked him if he knew anyone that does logging. He was quick to answer yes it's Wayne Lynch and told me just where his office was located in town. Man, I had forgotten about Wayne. We go a long way back to high school days. He lived in an adjoining county and we ran around some in those early days. We both were car guys and both drove Fords. Wayne always had fast good looking Fords back in the day. Wayne helped his father Frank lay brick during his early working days. Mr Lynch was one of the best brick masons around our area. Frank taught his son well in the family business. My first house I built  the Lynch's laid the blocks and the brickwork. I laugh as I look back on Frank telling Wayne to slow down on laying brick. Wayne was fast!!
Time goes on and each son that starts out working for their father for some reason or another reaches a time when it's time to look for better employment. A time that's hard to pull away from a father that has taught you a trade. I too reached that point when I wanted to go into business for myself.
Wayne and I talked about him cutting my timber and he came out and we walked around in the woods. We made a deal for him to cut the timber. He told me he would be here to work in three or four days. Before he left I had to show him my 40 Ford coupe and the 52 Chevy truck I'm working on. After looking at the 40 Wayne said I have a 40 Ford title some where in some other titles I have acquired through the years.
On Thursday after lunch I heard a motor running in the woods. I went to see if it was Wayne and sure enough it was him and his son. They had brought the BIG Log loading machine into the woods. Hey Nick come out to the truck I have some thing I want to show you! Man, was I in for a big surprise. Wayne reached into his truck and pulled out an envelope. Nick, you remember me telling you I had a 40 Ford title. He pulled the title from the envelope and showed it to me. Nick this title has your name on it. Do you remember me buying that 40 Ford Coupe body from you?? I couldn't remember who I had sold one of two bodies I had back in 1962. I did remember selling one to a woman who wanted it for her husband's birthday gift.
There it was in black and white a 1940 Ford Coupe title I bought from  Wayne King from Cowan, the seller to Nick Burton , the purchaser dated 1962. Wayne had kept the title all these years since the guy he sold the 40 to never paid him all the money he owed. The title with my name as the owner was giving to me . Thanks Wayne!!!