Sinclairville

Please forgive all the typing errors on the last blog. I ran out of time to do any corrections.
I'm just working hard trying to get everything ready for my Fl. departure. I guess I will make it.Janice and Don fly in Sept. 30th. I'll pick them up and then we'll do things until Sunday when we have our trailer assoc. fundraiser. We hope to leave the next Monday morning.
I took Jessie and we went to the 200th anniversay of Sinclairville. We watched the parade.I have to admit that I had thoughts that it would be so nice if Dick Peterson would come. I dated Dick 50 years ago. I would see him when I spent time in Sinclairville and Jack Scolton and he would come to Jamestown and Jane and I would double date with them. I saw no reason for Dick to come today but just thought it would be nice.Jack had a classic car in the parade and I saw him after. He said Dick Peterson is here and the two of them had talked about those days.Now I really wanted to see him. Betty jean helped me find his brother Dave and he showed me where Dick was. I went up to him and it took him a couple of minutes to realize who I was. I wish we could have spent a little time but he was with his lovely wife and another couple.Now I'm just thinking about those fun days in Sinclairville.
I am so blessed that I have to remind myself how lucky I am.I need to get a few more items to my Fl. home.I wasn't sure if they would fit in my van this time. Mel called and Greg will be working in Deland and so they will take what I have at their house
and get it to Fl. for me.Now there will be enough room for us in my van. thank you Greg and Mel.
Leslie called. Her Dad isn't doing very well and is going to Mayo clinic in Jacksonville next week. They did wonders for my friend Tom.
Greg and Judy you are invited to this early Christmas at Dereks. It's the first Sat. in Oct. We hope to see B.J. and maybe it will be on the way to Buffalo that day.
I'm still at the Laundromat and the clothes are dry. Catch you later.

Time is marching on.

I was at a book store last week when a Gentleman came in and asked if they had any books on the early settlers of Busti.They didn't but I asked him who he was looking for. He said the Wilcox family. I told him perhaps I could help him if I knew the names. He said Amos and Ephriam and I thought "BINGO". This is also our line. He had his research book with him so I glanced at that but then met him the next day at the Busti library where we exchanged and copied notes. From there we went to the Busti cemetery where I showed him the various graves. This saved him considerable time. I think BJ has put a pot of flowers on Grandma and Grandpa Holcombs grave. Also a solar light lantern. Our Great Grandparents, George F. and Lura Wilcox stones are beginning to look bad. There is a fungus that gets on the stones making them look like they are crumbling but they aren't. I cleaned the Holcombs stone last year with justdawn, a stiff brush and water. I hope I find time to clean the Wilcox one. the man's name is Brian Rappfrom Colorado. His mother lives on Orr St. He came here by train. It only cost him $5 to bring along his bicycle. When he was younger he and frined would go to the abandonedWilcox cemetery often. Do you remember going there that Thanksgiving.
I had a Dr. appt. so asked him about my very tender knee. He said it was a tendonitis.It gets better and then I do something silly like skating or dancing and aggrevate it some.
I've got a game plan for getting back to Fl. Don and Janice are flying up Sept. 30th.Don wants to go to the Zippo museum in Bradford. Other than that It will be hopefully seeing family etc. Perhaps we'll go to Salamanca to the casino.Their plane doesn't get in until midnight or we would try to have dinner with Greg and Judy. Maybe they'll come to Jamestown .
It's a beautiful day and I'm sitting in the Lakewood laundromat. I really don't like Laundromats.Thedryer is almost done. ThenI'll head out to the Optomist camp where the Swansons are having a picnic after a day of golfing. (Lynn's family)
We've had a lot of rain this summer. I've noticed mold inside my sliding glass door and my back window. Today I noticed mold all over my longleather coat. I'm now leaving the fans on all the time.
I'm out of time. The clothes are dry.