October 4, 1981 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday  1981   Fair  cool to warm.

Janice & Wendi here.  I went with church group to nursing home for services.  Va. Reasor, Ida Rutherford & A. L. her son visited. 


Footnote:  Janice and Wendi are her daughter and granddaughter.  Virginia Reasor and Ida Reasor Rutherford were members of a large family that grew up in Deep Springs.  I don't know the family well enough to know if they were related to Estelle or not.  I remember Virginia Reasor, as she was a teacher at Big Stone Gap Elementary school most of her life.  She lived in an apartment near the school.  She died this year and I don't remember how old she was.  I think she was in her 90's.  She was in Johnson City, Tenn. in the Christian Village Nursing/Assisted Living home for years.    I took Mother to see her several times.   I remember A.L. Rutherford as being a big, tall man.  He was in Big Stone in school, I think. 


My Note:   I am in my last outdoor show tomorrow, Sunday.  It is about 9 miles from my house but I can't set up the tent until early in the morning.  Show opens at 10AM.  Problem with that is that the tents are set up in the middle of the street in this busy town,.  The people who live there  are out walking their dogs or jogging early in the morning and they all want to get in the booth before I get things set up.  Drives me crazy and makes me very nervous.   So I have to be there about 6:30AM to set up the tent.  It is going to be about 35 degrees and that is not good for putting a heavy plastic top on the tent poles.  I think Rachel is going to help me so that will make it a little easier.   It is supposed to be a nice sunny day buy cool which is good - puts people in the mind of buying for the holidays.   So I may not have time to make an entry in the morning but I will catch up later.