There's exciting news today. The Miss Hoake's Mill beauty pageant was held last night over to the high school and my brother-in-law Harper's oldest granddaughter won the crown. She's going to use her scholarship money to attend the Plantsburg Agricultural and Vocational College half-day waitress training program. We're so pleased that she is going to continue her education.
Daryl Hucks came into the hardware store today with his latest idea to make his fortune. He going to start selling maple syrup starter kits: a maple sapling, a tap and a pail. Daryl is such an entrepreneur.
The church choir will practice tonight with the new hymnals. The songs are the same but Pastor Bramlett says we haven't been doing overly well on those as of late.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Shooting accident!
The archery range up to the Jumping Branch Lake Sportsmen's Club opened for the season Saturday. Everything went well until a bee stung Police Chief Wilkins just as he was releasing his arrow. He claims it was a complete accident that the errant arrow found Fire Chief Pace's backside.
My grandsons Brian and Ryan's new little country rock band was booked to play as the weekly live entertainment at the Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street Friday night. It was meat loaf night so there was a good turnout, but there seemed to be an unusual number of people getting their dinners to go.
I got a lovely letter today from my cousin Emily. She recently moved to Atlanta and is busy getting settled and meeting new people. She said she hasn't met any single men who seem promising. Her new insurance agent is too old, her new dentist is too young, and her new hairdresser asked a lot of questions about her brother.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
My grandsons Brian and Ryan's new little country rock band was booked to play as the weekly live entertainment at the Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street Friday night. It was meat loaf night so there was a good turnout, but there seemed to be an unusual number of people getting their dinners to go.
I got a lovely letter today from my cousin Emily. She recently moved to Atlanta and is busy getting settled and meeting new people. She said she hasn't met any single men who seem promising. Her new insurance agent is too old, her new dentist is too young, and her new hairdresser asked a lot of questions about her brother.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Friday, June 24, 2011
Movie night!
I received a nice e-mail this morning from our daughter Alice in Baltimore. She said that her neighbor plans to spend the summer building a new deck off the back of his house. His wife thought it would be a lot of work, but she hasn't noticed any so far.
Police Chief Wilkins came into the hardware store yesterday afternoon. He said he has decided he needs to downsize his kennel of hunting dogs, especially the females. He has so many new litters right now that he's threatening to start handing out puppies instead of traffic tickets.
Saturday will be busy at the fairgrounds. There's a sheep sale and shearing contest in the morning. Then they have to get things cleaned up for the summer events committee's outdoor movie night. I'm told they successfully patched the leak in the inflatable screen. On the last movie night, the screen started sinking before the Titanic did.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sorry I missed your call
Our phone service was interrupted for several hours today when a road crew accidentally cut a line. Leyland Wilson said he was unaware that there was a problem and that the service didn't seem any worse than usual.
I saw Charlotte Hunnicutt at the Morning Club's meeting yesterday afternoon. Her antiques business isn't keeping her as busy as she thought it would, so she plans to take a ceramics class at Plantsburg Agriculture and Vocational College. Cleve says that she doesn't need a class to learn to throw a vase and he has the scars to prove it.
My sister Elaine's granddaughter has left for a week to visit her aunt and uncle in Philadelphia. She took her pet pig with her. It's expecting a litter any day now. I'm sure it won't be in the way.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
I saw Charlotte Hunnicutt at the Morning Club's meeting yesterday afternoon. Her antiques business isn't keeping her as busy as she thought it would, so she plans to take a ceramics class at Plantsburg Agriculture and Vocational College. Cleve says that she doesn't need a class to learn to throw a vase and he has the scars to prove it.
My sister Elaine's granddaughter has left for a week to visit her aunt and uncle in Philadelphia. She took her pet pig with her. It's expecting a litter any day now. I'm sure it won't be in the way.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Monday, June 20, 2011
It was a busy weekend
A new family is moving in on the street where our son Buddy and his family live. It was nice weather Saturday, so everyone came to watch the moving van unload. The girls' softball team took advantage of the turnout to sell lemonade to raise money for the bat and hat fund.
There was a dedication ceremony up to Jumping Branch Lake this weekend to name the footbridge after Fire Chief Dewitt Pace. Chief Pace said he appreciated the gesture but would have to lose about 50 lbs. to meet the maximum weight limit to use it. Chief has been eating a lot of Gayle Mosely's pies lately.
Mavis Pinkston was beside herself with pride today. She just learned that her niece made the Dean's List at her college last term. She received straight A's except for a B+ in shampoo procedure.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
There was a dedication ceremony up to Jumping Branch Lake this weekend to name the footbridge after Fire Chief Dewitt Pace. Chief Pace said he appreciated the gesture but would have to lose about 50 lbs. to meet the maximum weight limit to use it. Chief has been eating a lot of Gayle Mosely's pies lately.
Mavis Pinkston was beside herself with pride today. She just learned that her niece made the Dean's List at her college last term. She received straight A's except for a B+ in shampoo procedure.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Friday, June 17, 2011
Where eggs come from
My sister-in-law Vicky (Billy Ray's wife) was over for a visit today. She said that her sister has gone on another diet to try to lose the weight she gained with her second son. He's 24 now so I think that excuse has run its course, especially since he's adopted.
Our son Wayne came home from the Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street with big news. They have been working with the Greater Hoake's Mill Convention and Tourism Bureau to improve facilities for visitors to our area and today took delivery of a new six-seater table.
My granddaughter Lori has been here all week for a visit. Alice told me not to take her to any farms this year. Last year, Lori wouldn't drink milk for a month after learning where it came from. It's a good thing she didn't see a chicken lay an egg.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Our son Wayne came home from the Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street with big news. They have been working with the Greater Hoake's Mill Convention and Tourism Bureau to improve facilities for visitors to our area and today took delivery of a new six-seater table.
My granddaughter Lori has been here all week for a visit. Alice told me not to take her to any farms this year. Last year, Lori wouldn't drink milk for a month after learning where it came from. It's a good thing she didn't see a chicken lay an egg.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Trouble in Paradise
Since Cleve Hunnicutt gave over space in the feed and garden store to house the post office until the repairs are done, his wife Charlotte's antique business has been squeezed into a corner. So she is renting a store of her own on Poplar Street. She's still deciding on a name for it. Cleve said she should call it "Charlotte's dusty old junk." Cleve will be staying at his brother's house for a few days.
We received a nice note yesterday afternoon from Floyd's sister Patty in Tampa. There might be some trouble brewing in their household. She said that her husband Deke bought a new set of golf clubs and is giving them the kind of loving attention she hasn't seen toward her in years.
Yesterday was the Once-A-Week Club's monthly meeting. We were supposed to see a film on the power of independent women, but we couldn't find one of the husbands to set up the projector. It was a nice afternoon though.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
We received a nice note yesterday afternoon from Floyd's sister Patty in Tampa. There might be some trouble brewing in their household. She said that her husband Deke bought a new set of golf clubs and is giving them the kind of loving attention she hasn't seen toward her in years.
Yesterday was the Once-A-Week Club's monthly meeting. We were supposed to see a film on the power of independent women, but we couldn't find one of the husbands to set up the projector. It was a nice afternoon though.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Monday, June 13, 2011
Graduation party cancelled
Buddy took his twins' new puppy to obedience school after it chewed up his new fishing creel. I'm sorry to have to report that the puppy didn't do very well and is being held back, so the graduation party has been cancelled. Come to remember, the same thing happened to Buddy.
Some volunteers repainted the jail cell at the police station this weekend. The paint was donated by Mavis Pinkston who had some left after repainting the beauty shop. Chief Wilkins said he appreciated the gesture but would have preferred if it wasn't lavender.
We all gathered over at the Wilsons' house on Sunday evening to celebrate Sarah's birthday. Leyland allowed that it seemed an awful lot of fuss for a woman who hasn't admitted to having aged a year since 1978.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Some volunteers repainted the jail cell at the police station this weekend. The paint was donated by Mavis Pinkston who had some left after repainting the beauty shop. Chief Wilkins said he appreciated the gesture but would have preferred if it wasn't lavender.
We all gathered over at the Wilsons' house on Sunday evening to celebrate Sarah's birthday. Leyland allowed that it seemed an awful lot of fuss for a woman who hasn't admitted to having aged a year since 1978.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Friday, June 10, 2011
Outdoor concert this weekend!
It's going to take a little longer than they expected to get the repairs done at the post office. Cleve Hunnicutt has agreed to let them use some space at the feed and garden store to distribute mail in the meantime. We noticed that the mail we picked up today smelled faintly of fertilizer, but it included a letter from my Aunt Lucy so that could account for the odor.
Our youngest son Wayne has started dating a very nice young lady from Plantsburg. Her daddy is a professor at the Agriculture and Vocational College where she is enrolled in the feedlot management program. That will come in handy considering the way Wayne eats.
We're all looking forward to the community orchestra's first outdoor concert of the summer tomorrow night. They'll be playing selections by Bach, Gershwin and Earl Scruggs.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Our youngest son Wayne has started dating a very nice young lady from Plantsburg. Her daddy is a professor at the Agriculture and Vocational College where she is enrolled in the feedlot management program. That will come in handy considering the way Wayne eats.
We're all looking forward to the community orchestra's first outdoor concert of the summer tomorrow night. They'll be playing selections by Bach, Gershwin and Earl Scruggs.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Big fire in Hoake's Mill
There was a terrible fire last night at the post office. Fire Chief Dewitt Pace and his crew did a great job and kept the damage to just the drop-off box. Unfortunately Daryl Hucks was driving the pumper truck and got the gears mixed up. Made quite a hole in the front wall where he backed through it.
My daughter Alice and her husband were just in New York City for a dentists' convention. I'm surprised they didn't run into our friends the Lyles. They were there at the same time. From what Alice said they saw so many people that they couldn't have missed anyone.
The coffee shop at the motel on the edge of town is really making an effort to compete with the Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street. They've just added an "al fresco" dining area with two picnic tables and an unobstructed view of the interstate highway. It's lovely.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
My daughter Alice and her husband were just in New York City for a dentists' convention. I'm surprised they didn't run into our friends the Lyles. They were there at the same time. From what Alice said they saw so many people that they couldn't have missed anyone.
The coffee shop at the motel on the edge of town is really making an effort to compete with the Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street. They've just added an "al fresco" dining area with two picnic tables and an unobstructed view of the interstate highway. It's lovely.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Monday, June 6, 2011
And a lovely weekend it was
Pastor Bramlett and his wife hosted their annual thank you party for the members of the choir and the Sunday School teachers after church yesterday. Their home was beautifully decorated with balloons, ribbons and the flowers left from Earl Sanders funeral.
It's a tradition at Hoake's Mill High School to have the valedictorian from 25 years earlier give the commencement address. We aren't sure who will be doing the honors at next week's ceremonies. The valedictorian of 1986 suddenly left town this weekend after a discrepancy was discovered in the beer fund at the V.F.W. Club.
The Morning Club has its regular meeting this afternoon. We decided to plan a day trip to the Plantsburg Agriculture and Vocational College's horticulture department's plant fair. My dear friend Darlene Rodgers said she's not going. The last time she was there she was chased by a runaway pullet from the poultry science department and still hasn't recovered from the experience.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
It's a tradition at Hoake's Mill High School to have the valedictorian from 25 years earlier give the commencement address. We aren't sure who will be doing the honors at next week's ceremonies. The valedictorian of 1986 suddenly left town this weekend after a discrepancy was discovered in the beer fund at the V.F.W. Club.
The Morning Club has its regular meeting this afternoon. We decided to plan a day trip to the Plantsburg Agriculture and Vocational College's horticulture department's plant fair. My dear friend Darlene Rodgers said she's not going. The last time she was there she was chased by a runaway pullet from the poultry science department and still hasn't recovered from the experience.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Friday, June 3, 2011
Gossip from the beauty shop
The big story at Mavis Pinkston's beauty shop today was that Sally Miller left her husband and ran off with the dishwasher salesman from North Street Appliances. I was completely shocked. I had no idea that Sally had bought a new dishwasher.
The Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street was late opening this morning because they had their annual restaurant inspection. Brenda, the first shift waitress, said that they would have been done sooner if the inspectors hadn't spent so much time inspecting the chocolate cream pies.
Our dear friend and neighbor Leyland Wilson is back at home after traveling to Plantsburg yesterday for his cataract surgery. He says he's seeing just fine now but he's surprised how much his wife Sarah aged in two days.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
The Main Street Cafe on Poplar Street was late opening this morning because they had their annual restaurant inspection. Brenda, the first shift waitress, said that they would have been done sooner if the inspectors hadn't spent so much time inspecting the chocolate cream pies.
Our dear friend and neighbor Leyland Wilson is back at home after traveling to Plantsburg yesterday for his cataract surgery. He says he's seeing just fine now but he's surprised how much his wife Sarah aged in two days.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The news from Hoake's Mill
Our son Buddy bought his twins a new puppy for their birthday yesterday. We haven't seen it yet. Buddy's wife Amanda described it as looking like a mix between a cocker spaniel and her Uncle Larry.
There was a really good turnout today for Grey Adams' funeral. They served a nice lunch afterwards but Grey's Uncle Preston didn't join us because he forgot to wear his teeth.
Congratulations go out today to Daryl Huck's youngest boy, Billy. He's the first young man from Hoake's Mill to complete the 10-month dairy production course at Plantsburg Agricultural and Vocational College and did it in only two years. Daryl is so proud.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
There was a really good turnout today for Grey Adams' funeral. They served a nice lunch afterwards but Grey's Uncle Preston didn't join us because he forgot to wear his teeth.
Congratulations go out today to Daryl Huck's youngest boy, Billy. He's the first young man from Hoake's Mill to complete the 10-month dairy production course at Plantsburg Agricultural and Vocational College and did it in only two years. Daryl is so proud.
And that's what's happening in Hoake's Mill.
Love,
Caroline
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