"You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business, you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other." deBuhr's Feed and Seed is a fourth generation retail store located in downtown Mattoon. They sell a huge selection of pet feed and supplies, horse feed and other livestock feed along with many products for your lawn and garden. Bernie always has time to stop and ask how things are going, and it's my favorite store to visit. Stop in. You'll be their "favorite customer"...
~Nancy ~ 98/365 "Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" Thankful for the clearing this afternoon...
~Nancy ~ 97/365 "If you don't know what's meant by God, watch a forsythia branch or a lettuce leaf sprout." Happy Easter...
~Nancy ~ 95/365 “Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” The night ends. A new day is born. ~Nancy ~ 94/365
"Though April showers may come your way, What started out as a rainy, dreary day broke out into sunshine leaving just enough time for a walk as the sun was setting...
~Nancy ~ 93/365 “April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks go.” The crocuses have spread and are covering the front flower bed.
White, purple, golden, and tiny violet stars. The first herald of spring... ~Nancy ~ 91/365 "A sap-run is the sweet good-by of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.” After school, I took some time for a walk through Douglas-Hart Nature Center.
The sap is running and they have tapped the maples. A bucket of sweet goodness... ~Nancy ~ 90/365 "I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile." First base... Safely back to first... Stealing second... At shortstop. Garrett's a junior now.
It seems whatever sport he is playing, that is his favorite... ~Nancy (Nana) ~ 89/365 "It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it." My husband is from Pennsylvania and both his maternal and paternal great-grandfathers fought in the Civil War. As we were packing up my mother-in-law's belongings helping her move from her home in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, we found an old box with a hat inside. Lifting the lid, we discovered it was the cap from the uniform of the Civil War veteran's organization, the Grand Army of the Republic. A scrolled document confirmed it belonged to John I. Sims, my father-in-law's grandfather. My sister-in-law thought I should take it since I taught American history and have always been interested in "The War Between the States". I took the box and the hat home, and I kept it safe in my cedar chest for many years.
Then one Memorial Day, I needed a picture. I thought of the scrolled document and the hat, and took out the box. As I carefully lifted out the hat, I found another hat tucked inside. It was John Sim's uniform cap and was in perfect condition having been stored safely inside for more than 100 years. I packed up both hats and the documents this week. They have a new home with my niece and her son. Alex who is fascinated by anything military. He doesn't know it's going to arrive, and she promised to take pictures when he opens the box. I hope to share... ~Aunt Nancy ~ 84/365 |
AuthorNancy Brachbill
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