I have been 'on the road again'. Went up to Decatur on Wednesday morning to spend the day with the Birthday Girl even though The Day was not until Thursday. She had to work on the actual birthday, and had done so much advertising, it would have been more appropriately called a 'birth-month' instead of birthday, since she has somehow managed to have the celebrating on-going for weeks. She seems to have perfected the skill of 'self-promotion' as she apparently got lots of congrats, pats, hugs, attention, affections, various birthday greetings, cakes, cards, general acknowldegement of being a Really Special Person from sundry admirers.
Came back to Columbus by way of Macon, where I stopped to visit my dad's cousin I don't see often enough. He is a great respository of much family history, that one of his daughters has begun to get put into print.
Went today to Americus, about an hour south of here, to a Benson family gathering. I had been to visit this previously un-met cousin last January, when she contacted my auntie in south GA about trying to get relatives to meet at her house. And went to see her again back in the fall, just to visit. I conclude it takes getting to a certain age, or point of reflection, in life to be interested in making the effort required to get together with long-lost, or possibly unknown relatives. So though I did not stay long, it was good to see them, and hear talk about fore-bears.
It was a pleasant drive through the country, enjoyed seeing the bare trees,and fallow fields of middle Georgia. Pondering life and being thankful for everyday blessings.
I made up a song about being 27 that is starting to really annoy Frannie. Mostly because she is NOT 27 yet.
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