YOU SCRATCH MY BACK,ILL.......

[Jstpssng]

Escavader, we'll have to meet sometime. My brother's in-laws ran the old sawmill in Kingfield until her father passed away unexpectedly, just after my brother's wedding about 18 years ago.
They lived on McCrillis (sp?) Corner in Wilton for years before moving into their current home. (I don't give out personal information online. However if you know him, you'll recognise the details.) I used to frequent the HomeTown market, until she sold it. I've been there once since then... why do people from Mass. act like they're doing you a favor while they're taking your money? (No disrespect for people from that state, but I've experienced this in other places which have been sold, also.)
I actually meant Mt Blue the mountain... last Wednesday I had lunch at the base of the south slope. As a timber cruiser, the tower on the mountaintop was my compass sight for a stretch. We were coming in from Wilton though, Friday I compassed off the Cherry Hill road onto Saddleback mountain.

Have a good week. Mud season is here, Some of you will be tractoring full bore while the rest of us will be shutting them down and doing maintenance.

 

[escavader]

YEP,MY wife is familiar with your brother and wife.The girl that ran hometown market works for my wife now.I drive by every day on my way to work.ITS a small world aint it.Im 4 minutes from mcrillis corner.MTBLUE is nice,but the one next to it has better views[hurricane mt] Idrive my sled and atv up to the top.Of all in the area mt abraham is the prettiest.I do some climbing myself.Believe it or not,iclimbed cranberry peak on BIGELOW last saturday.at least part way on snowmobile. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifHeres a pic across mt blue pond of blue.
Sorry guys for drifting off topic,im yacking like an old woman. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifMy friend is home now,and very content,at least he didnt have many outside chores to do.
ALAN

 

[rox]

Alan,

It was very enjoyable for me to read your post as well as the conversation that followed. You ahve given me a most excellent idea! My father came to our olive farm for the harvest, he's 81. He can't wait to came back again next year. the way you talk about your neighbors, they seem like such nice people. I am thinking that I will talk to my husband and make an oen offer of anyone who wants to come to our olive farm next year to work on the harvest. They can stay for free, perhaps work 1 or 2 weeks and then have some r & r at our condo in Cannes, on the French Riveria. The only thing they would have to pay for would be their airfare.

Country folk, like my dad was raised on a farm in Fond Du Lac Wisconsin, enjoy the experience, the harvest. Come on over we will give you a warm bed and 3 square meals a day, work on the olvie harvest, then take some R & R. Do you think people like your neighbors would be interested in that sort of arrangement?

I only want really nice people. People who are in it just to get a freebie I am not interested in. I would rather have paid help. We pay some of our help and some are freinds and family. The harvest starts around November 5 and goes through the first or second week of December. I will sit at the same table with the people, share the work, share the food and fire at night, I really only would liek people like your Harry Dad. What do you think of my idea, sorry to hijack the thread, but others are welcome to join in. I'll looka t your responses and then depending, open a seperate topic so I dont' totally hijack your thread.

I know it did warm your heart to be able to give back to Harry Dad. So sad about his grandson, please make sure an post an update on him.

 

[escavader]

ROX,
Thats a mighty generous offer,but when he owned a place in florida,I couldnt convince him to fly down.I was even gonna take and pick them up at the airport,but he refused to get on a plane /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifHe is one of those people whom has always done for himself,a jack of all trades,and has taught me to do the same...never hire nobody when it can be done your self. I think he would rather have his teeth pulled ,before getting on a plane /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifYour writings,remind me that there are a few good people in the world,you would like by your side,and alot you wouldnt.Harry told me once ."there are givers and takers in this world" He is exactly right, think about those you know,every person fits in one of the categorys or the other.HARRY DAD is the biggest giver i ever met.
ALAN

 

[rox]

Oh my G*D!!! When we were quite young, my husband told me, "Honey there are really only 2 kinds of people in the world, Gvers and Takers" I had never thought of that before and many many times since he told me that I have noticed it. There really are only 2 kinds of people in the world. This is such a coincidence that Hary Dad sais the same thing.

I would say my husband is a much sharper judge of people than I am. Being a giver I just naturally assume everyone is like me. Surprise, they ain't. My husband sees that much earlier on than I do.

Well please tell harry Dad that if he would like to come to France the end of October any time through the first 2 weeks of December that we would have a bed for him and his wife. Sure he would works some but then he would play some also. One thing I have found out about country peopel theya re much more interested in coming to France if they are going to the countryside. They feel comfortable that theya re in their own element. Even if you are right, please do wait until you find out what the situation is with the grandson, but then please let him know that based entirely on your recomendation of his charachter, we would love to have him and his bride at the olvie farm during the harvest this fall.

 

[escavader]

I will tell them.Hes also is very knowledgeble about honey bees,and hives and stuff.Do you need bees for olives to grow?Excuse me for my ignorance,but all we grow here in MAINE are berrys,and apples,potatoes,and other veggies.
ALAN

 

[rox]

Thanks! Wedon't need bees for olives, however we do need them for our almond crop. We have 125 almod trees and we make pretty good oney selling green almonds. I saw my first bee yesterday as a matter of fact.