Still Around

We are enjoying out summer dispite the Health Issues.  Last Sunday the Minsiter was absent from the pulpit and I wrote a nice sermon and enjoyed getting back into doing a little Preaching, pretty good, nobody got up and left!!

I have finished my anti biotics and the Diverticulitis is under control, not gone quite yet but improving.
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We took a road trip up to the Adirondacks and stopped at the Tail Of The Pup in Raybrook for a lunch, the mountain air was cool but a nice day and great company!!
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We went to Croghan and visited the Mennonite Heritage Farm and spent the afternoon touring the barns, house and exhibits.
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. This is in the Buggy Barn on the Farm.
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This is familiar, I remember using this growing up on the Farm !!!

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Anna Mae doing Laundry !!!!!

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We finally got to go fishing and Anna Mae got the fish, a Perch and then 2 more then a small Bass, I got ZERO!!

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We traded in the 2009 KIA for a New 2015 KIA with 6 miles on it, hopefully will get to do some traveling.

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Still Playing at Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Festivals.
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Flooding and Snow and Cold

Well, our weather has been interesting, we are in a State of Emergency for our area, the mighty Black River, the Deer River, Grasse River and Oswegatchie aound here are above flood stage. 
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This camper did end up in the river but didn't go anywhere as it was chained to the big tree beside it y Fire Rescue,  the house next to it water came up half way up the door, 3 feet!!!
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above is New York State Route # 3, a main feeder, closed from Herrings to Carthage, places had 3 foot of water over it.
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.above is the fire department doing a rescue, they are directly over South Main Street in the Village of West Carthage.
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. to the left is the Black River at flood stage of 13 feet, there is railroad tracks under the water on the left.
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DON'T FORGET OUR VETERANS, PAST AND PRESENT.
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. This shows the ice flow and chunks of ice piling up out on Lake Ontario.
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Carthage, West Carthage, Herrings, Deferiet and Watertown are still having water problems but flood stage has peaked.

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I am fighting a lung Infection and Sinus Infection, I think I picked it up at one of the places we played.
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. If you look you will see me in the back having a Coughing Spell after trying to sing!!!

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Fort Drum lost a Soldier in Afghanistan, killed by small arm fire this week,   last month(March) there were no fatalaties for the 10th mountain division (Ft. Hood).
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We still have lots of *Snow Banks and the high for today is 51.
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Sunday Sunrise Service will be coats, mittens and scarves.   Wishing all a Great Easter,  and make sure Sunday you shout "HE IS RISEN"!!!!!!!
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Memories

Well, not much going on here, I had a Heart Monitor on after the ole ticker started missing a few beats and Anna Mae was in the Hospital with this Bug going around, had to call 911 at 3am after she passed out in bathroom, severe dehydration.  Anna Mae spent a few days in hospital and I had a Nuclear Stress Test on the heart.   We are a good match for each other.  We are still around and kicking!!!
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The rug rat in the above picture in the circle is me, I went to the Pond Settlement Public School, this group is grades 1 thru 6.  I remember going outside to the "Out-House" in the winter and going thru several feet of snow, doing your business as quick as possible and making a b line back into the one room school house to stand near the bug round oak wood stove in the center of the school room.
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I can still name just about everyone in the picture.
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The above picture I found is me as a senior in high school, the dog is "Laddie", a nice collie.  Good dog but got shot by neighbor for chasing deer during hunting season.
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The above picture is me with my very first Guitar ever!! I was in the 9th grade in the above photo.
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The above picture is of me and one of my Grade school friends Mike, I was in the hospital up here in New York and Mikey lives in Georgia, I was in real bad shape, Mike came up to see me as he thought I might not make it, he stayed with me till after surgery and he knew I was gonna be OK,  we have called each other for years, always only a phone call away, not much either one of us would not do for the other,  well, Mike has the big "C" !!!   Mike has Cancer and a short time left............Mike is only 66, his birthday is April 15 but he does not think he will make it!!!!
we went thru school togeather, graduated, mike went in Air Force, spent most of his time as a Radio Repairman in Bilouxi, Miss. then worked and retired from the Telephone company several years ago. I went Navy, we kept close for over 55 years, Man says no Chemo, no radiation as cancer is too far along!!!    So, So Sad!!!
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Me and Mikey,  "Memories of better days!!!!!!!
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Winter Still Here.....BRRRrrrrrrrrrrr !

I am still around, I read the "Ships Log, Jimmy's Journal, and others but have a hard time posting, I do a post, put up pictures, post it and somewhere there are several posts floating around out there in Cyber Space.
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.Well, we are still in the grip of Old Man Winter, right now it is snowing and blowing, winds about 20MPH and the  temp is about 28 but wind chill makes it feel colder. We have been doctoring and patiently waiting for "Spring"!
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.If Spring does not come soon I am gonna have to get me a "Ski-Walker" !!!!!!
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I had to have eye surgery 3 weeks ago, I developed some type of a "Fatty Cyst"  on my right eyeball, I went in and had it taken care of, very uncomfortable as they have to partially move the eye out of the socket, they inject your eye with a freezing compound before they remove the cyst, then as I am on blood thinners and asparin she had a hard time stopping the bleeding but a cat gut stitch did the trick, just waiting for the stitch to disolve, had my recheck today and most of vision is back !
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. The local Churches take turns doing Nursing Home Services so Anna Mae and I took some of our youth Group on our  Sunday and did the Church Service at the Nursing Home.
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.I did the Scripture Readings, we sang some old Hymns and everyone there enjoyed the Short Sermon and Service.
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Tuesday Night I spent the evening and Morning till 5AM in the Emergency Room, I had to get my irregular Heart Beat back in line, scared me and terrified Anna Mae but we are doing OK now!!!!
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.In the middle of the above picture is an American Bald Eagle, as a matter of fact Anna Mae and I, several other vehicles stopped on Rt 126 and watched about 15 Eagles scavanger a freshly Spread manure field.
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. Some more Eagles resting in the trees!
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. The best picture above of the Eagles, we sat and waited and watched them for over an hour but what an awesome sight to see them gathering to pair off.
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. Above we were joined by Ken Hockey with his Harmonica  when we played at the Hospital Skilled Nursing unit!!

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Don't Forget our Veterans!

Still Kicking after my Birthday

Well, I am still kicking after my Birthday on the 20th, I don't feel any older and hope it stays that was,  I have not posted in awhile as I had a 'BUG" in here on my blog and didn't want to share it so I read up on everyones blogs, Jacks, Jimmys Helens and  and will try to post a brief catch up!
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. We got a large snow storm and it started and has not stopped snowing, we have feet and feet of snow and 20 to 30 below zero.
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. We are still Playing in Marks Musical Ministry where we took 4 young ladies from Church and had them sing with us at the Skilled Nursing Unit at the Hospital.
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.You guess it, more snow,  and we made national news as being the coldest in the lower 48 with -37 BELOW Zero, under this snow is my car!!!
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.  We played with Friends of God and the Residents here where we live bought us these bright colorful shirts as a thank you for playing here for them.
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.  We have picked up Rod, a nice Banjo Picker who joined us at several Nursing Homes and played along.
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.  This is my son Jonathan in his band out in Portland Oregon, he just came back from Hawaii, he is a much better musician than his old Dad!
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.One way not to stay too bored is to go visit a Castle.
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. We visited Saranac Lake Ice Castle and enjoyed the day with the Grandson.
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. Our Grandson Brent, age 12 enjoying the Ice Castle!
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. My Birthday Present, a new, double pick-up, electric "Gretch" Guitar and new Yellow Shirt that says "Woody's Surf Boards" from Hawaii !!!
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.My Birthday Dinner, Left side, Son in Law Ed, Brother in Law Matt and his wife Cheryl, their son unter, Back is Grandson Brent, Anna Mae, Me and daughter Sabrina at the Texas Road House for one of my few pieces of Steak I eat.
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My Honey and I, she takes really good care of me, This Friday, Feb. 28th I have surgery on my right eye and I know she will be my "Angel" and take care of me !!!
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Don't Forget our Vets and keep them in our Prayers.
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Winter Snow and SNU

Well I thought I was full of turkey and was going to do a ham or Cornish game hens for Thanksgiving but I broke down afraid I would not have that famous left over sandwich and turkey hash I bought a "Butterball" turkey and all the fixings.
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We have SNOW, and COLD, it is kind of pretty looking out our window.
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Lot of Flights delayed  on the East Coast due to this old Nor-easter hanging in. 



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We have only gotten about 4 inches but its still snowing, tonight is supposed to dump more snow on us but will wait andf see.
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It is kind of pretty looking outside at the snow covered trees and this is what we see out our window. It is almost winter up here.
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The above site is Bassett-Baxter, American Legion Post 789, these flags fly over Graves of War Veterans who had no income, some had no family and I attended several internments of some friends we buried there, each site has a flat head stone except for 2 early graves, I have gone there or drove thru there a lot and always say a Prayer for these "Veterans" !. 
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Last night, (Tues) we played at the Skilled Nursing unit at Carthage Hospital, the area we play in is the Community and Dining room, next door is the room of Millie, Millie celebrated her 105 Birthday 2 weeks ago, she was alert and sang along and we found out last night she was on her death bed in a Coma, we played and a family member came over and asked us to play "Amazing Grace" and we did, when we left we checked and found Millie was still with us.
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Don't forget to give "Thanks" for our Veterans!
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Snow Angels, 10 below, fill of Turkey

Well, I am full of Turkey, We have had 3 turkey dinners, 2 here at West Side and today at Church we had one following service, what a meal to enjoy, everything homemade by our ladies!!
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It is cold, the Temp is 3 above zero and this morning we had friends 40 minutes from here who had 10 BELOW ZERO,  me thinks Winter is here !
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The above picture is my daughter making a "Snow Angel" at her house this evening.

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.My daughter's "Snow Angel" !!!
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Outside filling the birdfeeders the sun was shining and then "Here come da Snow" !!!
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.This white $#!+ is nasty for me, as I have gotten older my joints ache, my muscles hurt, I do not like the cold that fight with these old bones..
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.Looking due ---> West at the sunset we ended up with about 3 inches of snow.
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The parking lot after the salt and cinders and gravel were spread to help rid the parking lot of a little snow.
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With the Holidays coming don't forget our Vets !
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