Some people come and go in our lives, some stay forever.
It’s been a long while since I did a post about the compound and the recent ice storm was really beautiful to look at so I thought I would share some of the pictures we took around here. Some of these photos were taken by my brother, John Higginbotham, some by me, and Knucklehead, yes Knucklehead took the ones of the chicken coop.
Please enjoy this brief video of our compound and surrounding area.
A big thanks to brother John for putting the video together for me.
One of the things I remember the most about going to my Memaw’s (Edna Harris Higginbotham) house was how still and quiet it always was. We would sit in the living room and you could hear the tick tock.. tick tock.. tick tock .. of her clocks. She would have a lamp on, but no over head lights and it always seemed kind of sad to me.
Dad would turn the TV on and she would become annoyed. She was hard of hearing and I think all the noise that we brought with us, plus the TV must have been sounded like a jumbled mess to her and I imagine it felt overwhelming to her compared to the tick tock.. tick tock.. tick tock .. of her clocks.
I never heard her play music, or see her watch TV. So, when my Uncle Charlie Starks called and told me to come by and get my Memaw’s Victrola, I was very excited. I didn’t remember her having one and she certainly never played it for me. Then I saw it, and remembered the cabinet, I just never knew what was in it.
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When I went to New Jersey back in August and visited with Bonnie Marsh, we had a very interesting conversation about her childhood on the Whaley Farm, in Bowie Co., Texas. After hearing the story, she kindly told it to me again, so I could video tape and share it here with you.
Bonnie was cared for on this farm by a woman named Pree Carson. Bonnie would very much like to hear from someone in the Carson family so she can share some of her wonderful memories of Pree and her husband Charlie, along with their daughter, Toots.
Here’s the story.
Here are a few of the photos that I shared in the video.
