Dear Cousin,
Well September is here and I’m looking forward to fall and cooler weather. And looking over the old Currier and Ives calendar mom left at her house, I found a few interesting things. It tells a lot of history, what happened, on what date in the month of September.
Did you remember that an “Anarchist” shot President McKinley on September the 6th, 1901? So we had trouble with Anarchist way back then. And the youth of our day thought they were on to something new. President McKinley died then on the following September 14th, 1787. And on September 17th, 1787, the U. S. Constitution was signed. On September 19th, 1796, Washington gave his farewell address. In 1789, there was a whole lot going on in that September. On the U.S. Treasury Department was established, and on the 22nd, the United States Post Office was established by an act of Congress.
On the 24th the U.S. Supreme court was established and on the 29th, the U.S. War Department of Army was established. Apparently, people could get more done back then. On September the 3rd, 1783, the Revolutionary War ended. (I didn’t remember that it lasted that long!) So there is your free history lesson cuz.
Sorry about last week’s letter cuz, I did not realize that Dolly Parton’s death had not been released to the press, but was first released to her fans. So the press was a little behind “Verifying” her death. And personally, I like AM over a.m. because I hate typing those little dots, and I can see the capital letters better.
And the news from Nepal just gets worse. The latest death toll at this date is 1252, with 4,875 still missing according to Sikkim News. China’s Communist Controlled government news gave the number out as 1093.
News reporters on site are just blown away at the devastation. It truly is unbelievable. I’m sure by the time this letter reaches you the death toll will have risen significantly.
They now believe the water came through at one hundred miles an hour. Our prayers are with them and the rescue workers. Much aid is needed!
And thankfully the rains have stopped here and the first field of hay is in the barn. It was a bit heavy even with four days of drying out. Everyone struggled with the weight of the bales. We hope to get the rest up the next bunch of dry days. And since the rain stopped, the trees stopped falling.
The weed cutting is still going on. Better half keeps bush hogging the pastures and we keep rotating the cows along. The spring calves are getting big.
Our new help on the farm has been great. He is a hard worker. And he loved the farm so much he and a friend decided to do an overnight camping trip up top. It was a bit hot and humid, and we had trouble with the instantaneous hot water heater, so I suggested a dip in the river to cool off. And so they did and did some fishing as well. His friend loved the goats and they got to see the cows and donkeys. He finished out the day helping cut a very steep hillside, too steep to safely bush hog, while his friend hauled home some very damp covers and tent.
Well that’s all for now cuz, I know this is a short letter, but we’re taking off this morning to get supplies, these days working out in ninety degree heat is wearing us down and we need a slower day.
Oh, sorry about the confusion about the board of supervisors meeting, it is on the seventh, it will be interesting to see what happens.
Until next week.
RJ Kennedy
