I was lucky enough to get invited to Brandon Garden Club's Tablescapes Luncheon this year. It was so fantastic that I wanted to share it with my club members. My longtime friend Karen is in the club and I asked her if one of their members would do a program for us. Charla, her mother and Karen came down and not only did the program but had lunch with Ed and me and toured the farm. We had a wonderful day! [I shared the Tablescapes pictures with you back in February.]
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Today was a dreary, cold and damp day around SW MS. What a good day to be invited to play bridge with friends. I had never been to this friend's home and what a beautiful place it was! A lovely drive to the country and this is what greeted us--something we would love to have!
They have a beautiful flowing creek in their front yard--with ducks!! You drive over a bridge to get to their front door. How wonderful is that!! It flows year found with cold spring water. That's the one thing that Ed wishes we had here on Cotton Branch. Cotton Branch flows when it rains but it's dry otherwise. How I wish I could give him that flowing water!!
Ed's cousin Melody invited us to the Herring Christmas at Ridge Point on Saturday. Bret and Vista have recently moved into Aunt Pauline's side of the house and have it beautifully decorated with their furnishings. A house full of Herring's is loaded with food and laughter. After eating a delicious lunch we gathered in Melody's "side" of the house and had "Pirate Christmas". Did I mention that the Herring's can get rowdy too? :) Here are some random pictures from the day.
The mantle is beautifully decorated with gold angels and greenery.
Merry Pickenpaugh and Esther Herring say "hello".
Chuck, Mark and Tommy are patiently waiting for lunch to be called. Having some interesting conversation-you know it!
Peyton Anna sent a video of the Herring siblings when they were young. Everyone gathered around to watch. Aunt Pauline especially enjoyed it. There were some tears along with the smiles. Look at sweet, pregnant Vista! We can't wait to see that precious baby boy. Everyone was into the tasting before lunch!
Ed and Karen were "hamming it up" for the camera!
Chase, Jody, Dixie and Tommy watching the video.
Cynthia and Andrew are taking it all in. Andrew is the sweetest little boy--just like his brother Jack.
Did McRae really like those tools? [As Bryden, Hayden and Jody look on!]
Melody supervises the toy table.
I don't know who ended up with it but the Pickenpaugh spoon holder and spoons were a much sought after and stolen item during the package swap. Here's John guarding it! [Jett and Esther are behind him.]
I missed a lot of folks but we all had a great time. Thanks, Melody for including us in the Merry Christmas Day!
Third Friday is always Pine Burr Garden Club meeting. This Friday we had a wonderful design program featuring a friend from Hazlehurst-Joanne Newman. She brought another friend who will do a program later in the year. We had a great crowd and a guest or two. Here are some of her designs.
The refreshments were good too! :)
No, I'm not a football fan and I didn't have anyone involved in the Homecoming Parade [but Jennifer who organized it]. Our friends from Natchez came over in their Dusenberg to drive one of the girls. I guess that's my only connection. It took me longer to drive from home to get there than the parade lasted but it was fun. Jimmie Lou, Libby, Sam and I sat in the back of the truck and took pictures. All the kids on the floats were hollering out, "hey Sam"! He just grinned! :) All the girls looked pretty and the floats were nice. The ROTC and band did a good job too.
Franklin County ROTC
Franklin County Band
Freshman Maid [in Libby's new car]
Freshman float
Sophomore maid Sophomore maid Sophomore float Junior Maid Junior Maid Junior float Senior float Future Bulldogs float
FHS Cheerleaders
The Dawgs
Football maid
Homecoming Queen
Football Princess in the Dusenberg!
Let's hope the Bulldogs win tonight!
Does this tell you where the road trip was? You guessed it!! The MS Braves game in Jackson--all 16 of us--Herring's, Cowart's and a couple of tagalongs! What fun we had.
We were there early and got team playing cards. The kids enjoyed watching the teams take infield practice.
The boys got to see the famous "Crawling Coach" [in the camo shirt]. He got thrown out of the game after we left.
Shelby was up for the game--her sign was ready!
The Braves didn't fare so well that night due to a home run by the NC Mudcats but we all enjoyed the "big league" atmosphere! The "eyeball" race deflated but the "human bowling balls" were right on target.
We left for the beach after the 7th inning stretch and missed the fireworks but everyone said they were awesome! Thanks, Papa for the fun night at the park!
Abby mentioned wanting to get her hair cut and her Mom has been in the hospital and unable to carry her. We went to the beauty shop on Tuesday morning and "Oh la la"! Isn't her hair pretty?
When we got home Sam was here and wanted her to "play checkers"! 
You'll notice that Sam seems to be winning. He said that Abby just "didn't know how to play good". Abby thought that was funny.
We've been to McComb almost everyday for something. The youth group is coming out on Thursday night for swimming and eating. Abby may go bowling tonight with some of the youth group. I think she's having fun "in the country"!
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