Do things like that actually happen in real life?

Well something a little like that happened to me today. I was surfing through the internets when I came across something called “poly pop.” It was a powdered drink mix that was manufactured back in the 20′s and 30′s.

This startled me. My father, who passed away a few years ago, always said “poly pop” when he meant Kool-Aid. I don’t remember ever asking why or even wondering why, for that matter. I can’t say whether I ever knew anyone else who called it that.

And this clue was under my nose the whole time. The address of the company that made it was across the street from a school I use to attend. Those familiar with Fort Worth neighborhoods will understand where the name came from.

Anybody else ever heard of anything called “poly pop?”

We were blessed with a visit from grand-daughter Beth the last couple weeks. She swam in the lake, went fishing, made friends with a baby deer and a horse, and I think maybe got a tiny bit accustomed to life in the country. I can remember being just a little bored sometimes when I was visiting the grandparents in the country, but later some of my best memories were from then. Maybe it will work that way again.

It was hard to distract her from the little electronic gadgets she brought with her. What IS the attraction with those things anyway? Considering the amount of time I spend on the internet I guess I have no room to criticize. Oops.

There were times this week I thought we were all going to be swimming. The lake was four feet over the spillway on Wednesday morning. When that happens our road becomes impassable on one end and we have only one way out. At the best that means a twenty mile detour to get to anyplace east of here. Our ground is saturated and even an inch or two now is enough to fill the creeks to overflowing.

One of…

Do you remember that sewing studio we built by converting our garage? Well this is what it was all about. My wife took delivery of this little monster last week and filled the space up. Actually this replaces another machine she already had which was only slightly smaller. This one is supposed to make her more productive in her home-based business. So, go order some quilts already!

At the lower left you can see a little of the bamboo floor I installed myself.