Saying good by to an old friend

Today I loaded up my dear little Farmal Cub and took it to its new owner.I brought this little tractor to life after it had been left to rust away.I took this tractor that needed a new heart and breathed new life into it with a new engine paint and love only a farm boy could understand.I did not have to send it away but now that I have a new tractor it was not being used and I could not see it go to waist like it was when I found it.But how happy I am tonight to see her in her new digs as it was sold to the High Hand Nursery that is smack dab in the main street of our little town of Loomis.It will be on display for the whole town to see and enjoy and it will once again be used.I was so happy to see how it looks so much at home now with all the plants and flowers to set it off.I am so proud of this little cub and now every one can enjoy her as much as I have these past 20 years.So I did not loose a friend because I can always drop by and see how enjoyed it is by people who bought her to show and love.I am so happy the town has this little tractor to enjoy.

State and nationational gold panning championships

This weekend we had our gold panning championships and I got roped in as a timer.All I can say is it was a very busy weekend indeed as we went through 500 panners in one day and I felt I had done at least 50 of those.Each person had ten minutes to pan out there bucket and as the buckets were salted with the gold the judges knew how many flakes of gold should be on the judges table.As you can see we have some interesting folks in our club I think some just came from 1849.There was also our persident Don and his wife Anny these two are such a main stay in the town of Forest Hill we are so lucky to have those two running our club.On Sunday my friend Dawn and her best friend took a few minutes to have a picture taken.Sigh all Diana could say is there is Ed and his girls again with a wink in her eye.