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Rick Reiley's Blog – October 2010 Archive (2)

Lone Ranger Hat

This started to be about what it might feel like to be the last flock of chickens, the last outhouse, the last milk man - in town. Thinking of the time when the milk man would walk right into the house in the

morning and re-stock the refrigerator for us. His name was Danny

Pinson.

And the last outhouse in town was on ninth street down by Cleveland street. The last guy to raise chickens in the city limits was Richard Mathes and that wasn't too long ago. A couple of locals fit…

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Added by Rick Reiley on October 22, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

'Over the river and through the woods...

...to grandmother's house we go'.......took on a different meaning to me after visits to Grandma Reiley's house.

Prior to that I envisioned fun and adventure and mystique and gingerbread cookies and all sorts of wonder.

. At Grandma Reiley's we got out of the car to discover a skinny, plainly dressed woman with thin lips and a dour look on her face. No KoolAid or punch at grandma's house. No cookies and milk. Just a simple meal with water. After saying grace. Simple times.

I never… Continue

Added by Rick Reiley on October 10, 2010 at 12:01pm — 4 Comments

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