~Gramma's Swing~

That swing is one that hung on my gramma's porch.

Ive sat on that since I was a tiny tiny girl and would

visit my gramma and grandpa, my moms parents.. My

other grandparents were my grandmother and father.

They were quite different familys but both had swings

on their porches. I had many good times on both and

the sort of things differed I enjoyed whilst sitting on

the swings, differed as much as my grandparents. :-)

The swing at gramma and grandpas was on the front

porch but when you swung on it it went out over the

end of the porch and if you kinda leaned over when

you swung back you could see the ground. The edge

of the house was on a hill which made the swing even

more fun. We werent allowed to be careless because

of that fact when some of my cousins were there too

and we all played together and of course the swing

was right in the middle of our games, it was always

included whether it was a flight to the moon or just

a slow leisurely swing and just enjoying that. It was

well used.

When I would visit gramma and grandpa's for the

week end, most evenings after supper, when grandpa

would go sit in his chair and listen to his radio or some

times the 3 of us would sit out there .. When gramma

and I sat there she would sing sometimes and then

other times she would tell me about when she was

growing up in England and describe life there and tell

me about all the family that they left behind when

she and grandpa and his 2 brothers decided to come

to America. Mostly I remember her gently pushing

the swing and humming her favorite hymns while she

pulled me up close to her side and held me.. It was

such a great time, no one can hug like gramma :-)

After Gramma passed, she died quite a few years after

grandpa, my mom wanted the swing, it had many good

memories for her too, so dad made the I frame for it

and you see it there by the back door of my parents

house where it was until '90 after my mom died and

when I had to move out of it. I gave it to my cousin, to

keep in the family since I couldn't take it with me. I

don't know where it is today, but whomever is swinging

on it, which I'm sure some one is, that they can go to

all the wonderful places I did and enjoy the time with

whomever they are sitting on that swing with ! :-)

Yesterday it was 98 outside, and by the time Chris

turned the central air on I was past a meltdown I think.

I was nauseated and a couple times I had to sit in front

of the freezer. I would go into intense heat spells where

I got so hot I felt I was gonna pass right out. She turned

the air on about 12:30 and that thing ran until past 6 to

cool this place down. I slept all night and I slept good. I

feel a lot better today and boy I sure am glad.. I cannot

take the heat at all. I have to stay one temperature all

the time and since Ive been an amputee I'm even worse,

THAT I notice...

Penny came today and she enjoyed this nice cool place.

Mary your package is on the way, I am trying that new

flat rate shipping, which someone that sends a lot its

a good thing and supposedly cheaper. Well truth be known,

Fed Ex is cheaper than the post office to ship things.

So watch for your box Mary... In the meantime, this

COOL GORGEOUS WEEBLE, I'm still HOT tho :-D...

Says "I'll be back!" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and thanks!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you Friend.

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...