Friday, October 25, 2013

October 25, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat. 1980  Rainy cold.  Talked to Rosemary.  I sewed some & did house work, about  12:30 I took off to Penn. for tobacco festival parade alone.  When I got back Janice called to lets go to Appa.  We did.  I bought one Xmas gift.  Saw a few snow flakes. 


Footnote:  Rosemary is her daughter who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.  Penn. is Pennington Gap, Va. and they have a huge tobacco warehouse where the farmers bring their tobacco to be sold to the cigarette manufacturers.  Each year they have a big parade thru town and all the activites  take place at the fair grounds.  They have a beauty contest to pick Miss Tobacco Festival.  One year me and Rosemary were in the contest.   I think Nancy Gibson won that year - she was a beauty and could sing like a bird.  She was also from Pennington.  Many years later, I was at the Cincinnati Zoo for the Summer Opera show and guess who was there singing in the Cincinnati Opera - Nancy Gibson.  She was very good!!!  I saw her several times after that but lost touch now.   
Janice is her daughter and they went to Appalachia.    We had a few snow flakes here this morning. 

Sorry about not posting this morning, I was so into a new project that I totally forgot.  Then I picked up Hope - she had a day off school - and we went shopping and I just got home - 6 PM.  Going to an art opening of a good friend of mine tonight and then out to eat with her and some other friends.  It is very cold here but figured I had better go while I can - may be snow soon.   Have a good weekend!!!  

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