For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello everyone on this cloudy autumn day! We had a lot of rain and wind over the weekend. That knocked a lot of the nicely colored leaves off the trees. Just when it was starting to look so beautiful with all those different colors. Oh well, there will be more yet. Yesterday was beautiful and sunny, more on that later. Okay, on to adventures!
One warm autumn day dad and I went digging for old bottles. Dad liked insulators better. But occasionally we would go bottle digging. Anyway, we were looking around this old abandoned place and came across what we figured was an old well. Full of water. Wonder if it is a well, I pondered. Most likely, said dad. He put his shovel in a little ways. Looks deep, he said. You only put the shovel in a little, I said. See if you can touch bottom. It will be too deep, said dad. I’ll try, I offered. NO, said dad and he swung the shovel away before I had a chance to grab for it. Unfortunately the shovel hit the side of the well. And it slipped out of dad’s hand.
There was this kind of quiet ‘sploop’. We both stood there watching the shovel disappear from sight down the well. My new shovel, dad said quietly. Looks deep, I said. Bonehead! said dad. That’s good. At least he wasn’t upset about losing his shovel. Oh well, he said, now I won’t be able to dig for bottles. Sure you can, you can use my shovel, I said. I brought my extra folding shovel, so I will use that one. I always liked to be prepared. Especially knowing how accident prone dad was. Dad just looked. He used to do that a lot.
We were digging quite close together in this one spot and finding a few nice old bottles. But not usually a good idea to be so close. Anyway, I was trying to pry something out of the ground. Dad finally stopped digging to see what I was doing. Right then my shovel broke free. And dirt went flying. Right in dad’s face. Oddly, he had his mouth open at the time. He was going to ask what I was doing. Seems he got dirt in his mouth. So now he was sputtering and spitting. Bonehead!, he said. Not sure how he could be enjoying a mouthful of dirt.
Dad decided to take a break and have some coffee. I kept digging for a bit. I found a really nice old bottle and took it over to show dad. Look at this one, I said. I held it right in front of him. Then I brushed a bit more dirt off the bottle. Oh. We both looked down. The dirt landed in dad’s cup of coffee. Dad just looked. And sighed. He used to sigh a lot too. You seem to be having problems today, I said. Today?, he questioned. Here, I’ll get you some more coffee. I reached for the thermos. NO, said dad as he also reached for the thermos. It fell. We both looked.
You should have put the lid on it, I said. I should have stayed home, dad said. Strange. And miss out on all this fun? Oddly, dad didn’t think it was fun. For some reason dad didn’t like digging for old bottles.
I will stop for now. Yes, all these things really did happen. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Sounds like you and your Dad had lots of fun and interesting escapades! Sounds a little like my own adventures with my mom. I still have some of her old bottles! I don’t know what happened to her insulators though….
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Thank you so much for reading Renee! We had a lot of fun together and went on so many outings together, not all were so comical but nearly every time something happened! I still have so much to share yet! It’s fun to write about these adventures and bring back the memories of great times! Have a wonderful day! By the way, I tagged you on the positive post about happiness.😃😺🍁🍂
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Good memories are worth sharing! Thanks, hope you have a good day! And thanks for the tag! Will check it out. Sorry I’m still so far behind on reading! Maybe one day I will catch up… 🤦♀️
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Don’t worry about being behind, I just posted it this morning anyway. And I’m way behind myself! I’m sure I will never catch up with everyone.😀🙄
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Ha-ha-ha! That is a funny story! 😂 Thank you for sharing your story about you and your dad!
Also I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! https://joshuamakotoswanson.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/versatile-blogger-award-bonus/
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Thanks so much for reading Joshua and glad you liked it! Thanks for the nomination too! I will check it out!😃😺🍁🍂
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You’re welcome, Steve! 🙂
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Sooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you Lydia, glad you enjoyed it! I have many more stories to share of our adventures. Have a wonderful day!😃😺🍁🍂
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You’re welcome! That’s awesome! I’ll be lookin’ forward to them!
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Still hot down there?
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Yep! In the mornings and evenings it does get kind of cold even as low as 75 degrees!!!
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😭😭😭Not fair. It’s 57 here right now, I think it’s supposed to hit 60. Sigh.😁🌧🌧
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Brrrrr!
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You can say that again.🥶
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Lol!!!! If you only knew how hard SC prayed for snow!!!! Even if it doesn’t stick to the ground…. just 1 snowflake, and we would be in a happy uproar!
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Here , in Lebanon , it is still sunny with a moderate weather …
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Cool!!
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But , here , it rarely rains in the summer especially in July and August but in the other seasons , it would rain and snow…
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Oooh that’s tough.
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I think all that God sends is nice .
The summer fruits are delicious because of that and we do not worry about rain if we are swimming in summer …
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Very true.
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We rarely get hurricanes here …
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Lucky.
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I’ll put some in a jar and mail it to you this winter!😂
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I wish you could!!!!
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I wish we could ship it by the train load!!😂😂🚆🚊🚉 Or even by truck!🚚🚚🚛🚛
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Oh yes! That would be better!
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Hmm, maybe I should talk to our mayor, we could make money selling snow!🤑🤑☃☃
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Good idea!
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The interactions between you both is priceless ! Keep sharing !
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Thanks Sharon, there is more to come!😃😺🍁🍂
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Steve, I have to tell you – this story really warmed my heart! The adventures of you and your dad are pretty darn funny! 🙂
It sounds like you two had a special relationship and made lots of memories together. Isn’t it nice to have good memories you can recall back?
God bless you & yours. I hope today is treating you beautifully. Your writing is the best, as always!
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Yes indeed, it was a great relationship! We did so much together and so many funny things happened when we were out on various adventures, I have many more to share yet. Thanks for reading Holly and God bless!😃😺🍁🍂
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I nominated you
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Thank you for stopping by today!😃😺🍁🍂
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always
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Do you plant the garden with trees or plants together ?
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I don’t have a garden anymore.
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Seems you collected a lot of memories is far💚which one is the most remarkable if i may ask?
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Yes, so many great memories!😀 It would be hard to pick the most remarkable adventure,🤔 but I will be sharing more yet! Have a wonderful day Ilona and thanks for reading!😁😺🍁🍂
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I think the best is about the cake😁😁😁
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Thanks! Not so much at the time though!😂😂😂It was a good one.😁😁😹😹
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Delightful story and thank you for sharing! ☕️
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Thanks for reading Eugenia, glad you enjoyed it! More to come. Have a great day!😃😺🍁🍂☕
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😉
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Hey Steve! That was a nice memory.. You both had lot of fun.. we knew that you both had a lot more.. Thanks for sharing another part and made us happy.. You both collect insulators, bottles and what else 🤔 … Enjoyed reading it Steve have a great day 🤗✨✍️
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