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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

February Birthdays!


Ali & Whalyn  - Feb 4th
 Wayne H.       - Feb 6th
Wayne (Trey) & Summer - Feb 11th
  Jackie            - Feb 13th
  Taivion           - Feb 17th
  Candice H      - Feb 18th
   Reggie II        - Feb 26th





Sunday, January 1, 2012

As I Remember It!



The Month of December came in with a roar. Extremely high winds in Southern California caused downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and cars. Wallace's electricity was out requiring his purchase of a generator. Trees are beautiful, but can be a big problem in Southern Calif. When Rick worked at DMV, he had a customer and noticed by her address that she lived directly behind us. He introduced himself as her neighbor. She asked him if he was the one with the fig tree. He said "Yes". She then said " Well your  fig tree is  tearing up my swimming pool." When Rick informed  me, I went to the back fence and checked. The cement was buckled around the pool and there were little fig trees busting through her yard. I apologized and asked why they had not informed us. They offered to pay 1/2 to have the tree removed. I had the tree removed because it was not worth the trouble it was causing our neighbors. Now this tree was special because one of my Home Health Patients had given it to me many years ago. Mr Scott lived in Watts and he knew how I loved figs so one day he had dug up a tree, wrapped it in a wet sack and told me to go home and dig a hole. Place the tree in the hole and turn on the water hose with a small trickle and let it run all night. In the morning turn the water off and forget  it. That tree gave me many years of big purple figs that burst  with flavor. I made fig preserves   and shared with the neighbors, bugs and birds.  
Tidbits: Demetrius [Mechie] Bell announces Second Annual Northwest LA. Pro Sports festival March 16-17, 2012 in Homer. For more information on event, visit WWW.DemetriusBell.Info. Demetrius is the grandson of Daddy's brother, Tom. He plays professional football with the Buffalo Bills. Source of information--Guardian Journal.  This question was received from Nick Holyfield: What was Grambling College like? Thanks for your question Nick. I started there September 1958. At that time, it was  a 4 year teacher's college. Girls and boys were not allowed near each other's dorms. There were Deans assigned to each dorm. The great Eddie Robinson was leading the Tigers to Championships every year. The Band was top notch and still is.  Today Grambling is a State University and you can get a PHD in many subjects.  It was also segregated then but is now integrated. Most students lived on campus, rented from families near the college or lived near the college. Years later a bus transported students from the Haynesville area to Grambling. Until Next Month--If you want to be happy, lower your expectations, if you want to be great, raise them.  Jean  

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