Clear, cool to hot. Millard didn't feel good this morn, but got better. Pearl, Gene and Val come awhile. I went to Penn. to grocery store late. Was up to Jennings a minute.
Footnote by Pat: Millard is her husband. Pearl is Pearl Reasor Barkley, a cousin who lives about 6 miles away. Gene and Val are the people who take care of Pearl. Penn. is Pennington Gap, Va, about 8 miles away. A nice town with a hospital, grocery stores, banks, shops and funeral homes. They always had a yearly tobacco festival with a big parade, floats, marching bands and a Carnival and a Beauty contest to crown Miss Lee County Tobacco Festival queen. I was in the contest one year and I think my cousin, Rosemary was also in it - not sure though. I remember a gal from Pennington, Nancy Gibson was a lovely tall blonde who could sing like a bird. I think she won the contest that year. She later sang with the Cincinnati Opera and I got to see her in performance when the Opera had outdoor concerts at the Cincinnati Zoo. She was a great performer. I believe she studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Good memories of growing up in that area.
Jennings is her brother.
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