Yes, a little crude, and fortunately Aunt Rosamond won't be reading my blog. But last weekend at Galena, Harriet overheard a mother ask two little girls, "What's the best thing so far today?" and one said "Pooping in a new place." Sometimes it doesn't take much to make a place special.
I mentioned yesterday that we are at Pammel Park, near Winterset in Madison County. I can't say enough about the efforts of hosts Larry and Laura Silverthorne and Connie and Jeff Manny to make camping here special. Yesterday at 2:30, a honking bicycle horn sounded and Larry stood by the road handing out ice cream bars to campers. The last night, they had movie time. Laura, a teacher, had snagged an old screen that the school was
I mentioned yesterday that we are at Pammel Park, near Winterset in Madison County. I can't say enough about the efforts of hosts Larry and Laura Silverthorne and Connie and Jeff Manny to make camping here special. Yesterday at 2:30, a honking bicycle horn sounded and Larry stood by the road handing out ice cream bars to campers. The last night, they had movie time. Laura, a teacher, had snagged an old screen that the school was
selling and they have rigged up a way to hang it from one of the slide-outs on their fifth-wheel. A small projector connected to a lap top and speakers completes the setup. At 8:00 last night, approximately twenty kids and fourteen adults were sprawled on blankets and in lawn chairs, ready to watch an animated feature, "Flushed Away." Lots of bathroom humor in today's blog. They even enjoyed fresh popcorn in red-and-white striped bags. Thank you, Silverthornes!
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