Posted on July 31,2015 under Uncategorized
Rock does ” many projects “……
But this one he knew….the depth of the meaning for me.
My Mom had a huge cast iron bell
that she wanted put up on the farm.
I painted it black when the boys were little.
It sat in the back of the old garage…
waiting and waiting
and waiting …..to be put up ~
and to be rang/rung .
She never seen it up
She never heard it ring……
It sat there and sat there.
same place….on the cement floor….
Move it once in a while and sweep around it…
put it back….and there it sat.
My Dad passed away……..
it was still there.
WELL TODAY
TODAY
TODAY……
Rock it is UP and RUNG….
Rock cut a tree down…
Hand hewn an iron tree….
Mounted ” THE BELL ”
We got the tractor….
maneuvered it into the hole…..
cemented it in……
( went to a meeting )
Came home = OLD ROPE from the barn…..
And I RANG IT…
AND I RANG IT…
AND I RANG IT…
no one around….
our woods was silent…
EXCEPT FOR THE BELL.
When Rock came in last nite…
” tomorrow your bell will be up and
you…can ” ring it for MARILYN ”
and I DID.
Love it! How precious! 🙂
This was such a heart warming story.that must be an awesome sound to hear that bell ringing.
Today is one of those days People expect me to write somnihteg really GREAT each and every day. I wake up to 50 emails telling me, Fred, you need to write about this, or that or the other , and maybe I do, but you know, this is a hobby for me, or, more correctly, that’s how it started, as a hobby My damned HOBBY has turned into a demanding job, and it’s killing me No pay, long hours and having to come up with great content daily Then getting HATE MAIL for what I write, and then I get the mail that I HATE, the Fred, you forgot this, or that or the other , I didn’t forget ANYTHING, I got TIRED Some folks think this is easy, well, it’s not. I have a suggestion for em, get a blog and try it for a few years, then get back to me on how *EASY* it is to do this day in and day out, with all the critics, hate mail and for the most part, doing it for free, and giving quality blog posts ALL THE TIME.. If it wasn’t for a few VERY faithful readers and folks that make an occasional donation, I wouldn’t even be doing this, and to those fine folks that DO stick with me and make donations, I apologize for this rant and burnout, I am hoping it’s only temporary I am taking a break
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