["Gordie Boy is ready for bear"]
To this day I thank my dad for giving me a trusty rifle when I was three years old along with - surely I was told - a few safety tips: Don't point it at your sisters. Don't look down the barrel. Don't fill the barrel with sand... or anything else. Lions and bears are everywhere. Shoot them on sight. Don't take time to ask questions. Aim for the kidneys.
I protected my family for an entire week one summer while vacationing at Turkey Point. Lions and bears and tigers and elephants and snakes roamed the yard, hid behind lawn chairs and tables and sheds and bushes.
["I winged 'em all and can sit for a few seconds"]
[Back row: Unknown, sisters Lannie and Dale Harrison
Front row: Gordie Boy, cousin Bernice Malcolm]
I am vigilent to this day. And my aim is still pretty darn good.
Photos of old photos by GH
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2 comments:
Hi Gordie Boy or Bro: that little blond girl behind you is Loraine..I thought she was a cousin but not sure..her mother was a close friend of Nana's and she was always with me all those years at Turkey Point..I think her mother's name was Eva, I called her Aunt Eva..last time I saw her was at Aunt Barb's funeral, Loraine was there too..
Idea for roof of winter bird houses..mix really fine sawdust in with some white paint and it will give you a pebbly texture..you know those textured ceilings? We used that mixture for one in St. Marys once..love L.Dee
Lorraine rings a bell; I thought there was a Malcolm or Colman connection. Who is the curly haired girl behind me and to your right? I spent yesterday p.m. cutting logs and slats for cabins. Busy times next week but nice birdhouses will follow.
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