COMMENTS FROM OUR FRIENDS REMEMBERING PRINCESS

Oh Ray..I am so sorry. I know she was one of the family and loved very much by you and Mary. She didnt have a worry in the world with y'all there for her. Its so hard to lose a pet that is loved so much. I try to remember that for all the joy they brought to my life, it is worth the pain I feel when they pass away. It doesnt make it hurt any less I know. Our animals mean so much to us. They love us unconditionally and do not judge us. They are always there for us when we need them. I think thats why sometimes it hurts so bad when they are gone. They were a constant companion, a true blue friend. I am so sorry for your great loss, and believe me when I say I do understand all too well. I will be thinking of y'all today and praying that you can raise a smile on your face today when you sit back and remember the good times and things that happened while Princess was there. Love, Kelly XOXO
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jmuhj has left a new comment on your post "ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED & SIXTY.": A lovely photo of a beautiful soul, Dad. More hugs to you and Ms. Mary, and know I'm there with you both in spirit and that I mourn with you. Truly I believe cats are angels sent here to teach us the meaning of unconditional love, loyalty, devotion, and beauty, unique among all Creation. Perhaps you and Ms. Mary will choose a very special rose to be a living tribute to your beloved Princess on her resting place? This is something I do, planting a living memorial so that my beloved ones continue on both in the spiritual world and here where we are. May you both receive Comfort continually, and know you are in our thoughts and prayers, as is your little angel girl.
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My Dear Friends Dad and Mary,

My heart goes out to the both of you in the loss of your dear Princess. I can recall the first pet I lost when I was but a boy to a traffic accident, I remember the deep hurt to this day. I have lost many dear pets over the years and it is a sad day with their passing. I know it is the next thing to loosing a human member of the family. You have shared so much with us through the years of Princess's life and your love for her that it will be a great loss to all of your friends also. Please know that we morn with you in your loss and we also hurt when friends as dear as you have become hurt. We will be thinking of you and pray that you will be comforted in the fact that she isn't suffering any more. I know she has brought you many days of joy and happiness and she as the snowflake has now become a precious memory.

May God Bless you and Keep you in your time of sorrow,
Always,
Boyd

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Dad that is a beautiful picture of Princess ~ we shall all miss her ~ ~ Ally x

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Bless your heart!
I know all too well how you are feeling and I worry as my girls are getting older.
Princess had a wonderful life and shared many memories with all of you. None of that can be taken away. Please try to remember and celebrate all the wonderful things that Princess was and still is as she will always live in your heart.
Hugs and love to all of you!
Deb

ENTRY # NINETY ONE

ENTRY # NINETY

Princess

ENTRY # EIGHTY NINE-CODE # 100

WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ

(Passing requires 4 correct answers)

1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
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2) Which country makes Panama hats?
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3) From which animal do we get cat gut?
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4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
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5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
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6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
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7) What was King George VI's first name?
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8) What color is a purple finch?
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9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
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10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
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Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass.
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Check your answers below.
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ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years
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2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador
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3) From which animal do we get catgut? Sheep and Horses
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hair brush made of? Squirrel fur
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6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs

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7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert
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8) What color is a purple finch? Crimson
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9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand
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10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
Orange (of course)


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ENTRY # EIGHTY EIGHT.

Good Morning.


I am going to try and remember the time in my young life that I worked in a grocery store, and let you see the great difference in that store and the ones that you have in this day.

This would have been the store that I left to go to Memphis, Tennessee. to be married to the sweetest girl on this earth. This was November of the year 1935.

I am going to show you a picture of that store below, and give you the names of the people that you see working there, it's sad to me but all those except I and one of the girls have passed away, sometimes I ask myself why me, it has to be God's mercy and nothing else.

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(Click on the picture to make it larger, and then see if you recognize any of the brands of products.)

In the picture above the man taking an order from a customer is my uncle A.E. White . In ther rear going from left to right is Dad talking too my cousin Dorthy, and the next one is Ralph White talking to Edgar Ford one of our customers.

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Now I want to tell you just a little of how this store worked. It was of course not self-service. Nothing was in that day, even the service station owners would run out to your car when you stopped, begin to clean your windshield and check your oil, and then fill your otank, and believe it or not he would say THANK YOU FOR STOPPING, when you drove away. The man with the pencil and writing pad was my uncle A.E.White, and he was taking an order from this lady that would be filled after she left the store and then delivered to her home.

There was no such things as shopping carts or check out lanes,And notice the shelving in the old store all wood. No refrigeration of any kind, no egg cartons, they were just put in a paper bag.

The following picture is an enlargement of a portion of the picture above. This one shows the people better. On the far left, that man is old Dad. I’m talking to a customer. The man in the back with the apron on is my brother, Ralph. He is talking to a man wearing a hat. The man in the foreground is my Uncle A.E. White, the owner of the store. You can see the pencil and pad in his hand as he takes an order from the lady on the other side of the counter.

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(Click on the picture to make it larger, and then see if you recognize any of the brands of products.)

This picture is the same as the one above from a different view, but the same people.

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And another thing before I forget it, money was not very plentiful in those days and sometimes the customer would bring things in to trade for their groceries, like butter, live chickens, eggs and almost any kind of vegetables that they produced, and Uncle A,E would take all this in on the price of their grocery bill. Sometimes he would give me the job of checking all this stuff in. But it did not bother me, for about that time I was thinking about other things.

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I AM SURE THAT YOU NOTICED THOSE LARGE BAGS ON THE FLOOR, THAT WAS MEAL AND FLOUR. WE SOLD A LOT OF THAT, BECAUSE WE HAD TO BAKE OUR OWN BISCUITS AND CORNBREAD FROM SCRATCH. NO CONVIENCE FOODS OF ANY KIND, NOT EVEN A MICROWAVE OVEN. BUT WE LOVED THOSE BIG BISCUITS AND CREAM GRAVY THAT MY MOTHER WAS AN EXPERT AT MAKING, I WAS THE FIRST ONE AT THE TABLE EACH MORNING. THOSE OLD DAYS WERE NOT TOO BAD, WERE THEY. DAD...

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THIS IS ALL THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE FOR A FEW DAYS, I AM WAITING ON A PICTURE OF THE INSIDE OF A MODERN SUPER MARKET THAT WE CAN COMPARE WITH THE OLD TIME STORE.

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BYE FOR A FEW DAYS, DAD,

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