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PanelDeland · 12-05-2019, 11:05 PM

My great Grandmother on my mom's side (actually both of them) lived to be 100. Grandma was 96 the last time I got to just sit and visit. She could remember the names and color of the horses that pulled their wagon into the OK land rush, parts of every inaugural speech from the time she started voting, the names of the kids who went to WWI, WWII, Korea and VN, whether they came back or not and how they were related to those still in the area. She was a published author and poet ( local books for the area) and grew a garden that supplied almost all her veggies from the time she was 30 until she turned 98. She drove until she was 92 but my cousin "borrowed" her car and never took it back.(she was a good driver still and could see well but would not drive over 25 and the family was afraid she would get hit from behind). At 94 I took her to pick sandhill plums (wild plums in NW OK) and when I got the basket out of the trunk I turned to hold the barbed wire fence for her but she was already jumping off the top wire.
It amazes me the people who shared their wisdom like this that I never took as much time to listen to as I should have. I miss their insights and wisdom more as I age.

12-05-2019, 11:05 PM	#9
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: Old Stuff My great Grandmother on my mom's side (actually both of them) lived to be 100. Grandma was 96 the last time I got to just sit and visit. She could remember the names and color of the horses that pulled their wagon into the OK land rush, parts of every inaugural speech from the time she started voting, the names of the kids who went to WWI, WWII, Korea and VN, whether they came back or not and how they were related to those still in the area. She was a published author and poet ( local books for the area) and grew a garden that supplied almost all her veggies from the time she was 30 until she turned 98. She drove until she was 92 but my cousin "borrowed" her car and never took it back.(she was a good driver still and could see well but would not drive over 25 and the family was afraid she would get hit from behind). At 94 I took her to pick sandhill plums (wild plums in NW OK) and when I got the basket out of the trunk I turned to hold the barbed wire fence for her but she was already jumping off the top wire. It amazes me the people who shared their wisdom like this that I never took as much time to listen to as I should have. I miss their insights and wisdom more as I age. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"