NOV 26,2008

HAD TO MAKE A QUICK RUN TO ILL. ON SUNDAY. WAS GOING TO LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT BILL BLACK DIED ON FRIDAY. BILL OWNS THE LAND WHERE THE TRAIN CARS ARE KEPT AND THE SPOT WHERE THE TRAINS LEAVE FOR THE TIFFANY BOTTOMS TRAIN RIDES. BILL GREW UP IN THE BOTTOMS ON THE FAMILY FARM. HE TOLD ME THAT IN THE MORNING AFTER MILKING HE AND HIS BROTHER, EARL, WOULD WATCH TO SEE IF THE COWS WENT NORTH OR SOUTH. THAT WAY IN THE EVENING THEY WOULD GO IN THAT DIRECTION UNTIL THEY FOUND THE COWS. HE SAID THERE WERE NO FENCES, SO YOU JUST WALKED THE RAILROAD TRACKS UNTIL YOU FOUND THEM.

BILL AND I WERE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS (30'S, 40'S, 50'S) OF TIFFANY BOTTOMS BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY CALLED TIFFANY BOTTOMS. I DON'T KNOW WHY BILL WOULD LEAVE BEFORE WE DID, BUT HE DID. WE STAYED FOR THE VISITATION AND THEN LEFT FOR FREEPORT. HAD TO DATE STAMP SOME PARTS AND DRILL SOME SCREWS FOR HONEYWELL BRACKETS. ALSO HAD TO CHECK ON THE STUFF THAT DISAPPEARED FROM BEHIND THE SHOP. LOTS OF IT GONE. IT'S SAD THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T MATURE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES, BUT MUST TAKE FROM THE WORK OF OTHERS TO SURVIVE.

A FAST TRIP-DOWN ON SUNDAY NIGHT - GET ALL THE ITEMS ON THE TO-DO LIST ACCOMPLISHED - BACK ON TUESDAY MORNING. BROUGHT ANOTHER VAN LOAD OF MISC. OLD BOOKS, FAMILY HISTORY, COPIES OF 'FACT FICTION AND FANTASY (DAD'S MEMORIES THAT HE DICTATED AND PAT TYPED), CAMCORDER VCR (TAKES THE SMALL CAMERA TAPES), THE TAPES I'VE TAKEN, PLUS ANOTHER TOTE OF MISC. IT WILL TAKE 2 WEEKS TO FIND PLACES FOR THIS STUFF.

PATS DAUGHTER GOT A NEW COLT A WHILE BACK. DOLLAR IS HIS NAME. HE'LL GROW UP TO EAT A LOT OF HAY.
THAT MAKES A STABLE OF 4 1/4 HORSES. THEY DEARLY LOVE THESE HAY BURNERS. BIG PETS, I'M STILL ON LARGE DOGS. MAYBE NO HOPE FOR ME.
(I JUST NEED TO SAY THAT MY DAUGHTER IS VERY PROFICIENT IN TRAINING HER NEW COLT. SHE HAS DONE WONDERS WITH HIM. SHE USES THE PARELLI TECHNIQUES AND THEY SEEM TO WORK FOR HER. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, DARLING, I AM ALL FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. SHE IS ONE SPECIAL LADY, MAYBE THAT IS BECAUSE SHE BELONGS TO ME.)