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JP | 28 Jun 2020
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| Category: Patrick

Aunt Sue sent this poem (author unknown) to Patrick a few months before he died. It looks like one of those memes that gets passed around, but I understand the sentiment. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.

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What a Charmed Life for You!

JP | 25 Jun 2020
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| Category: Misc Writings, Patrick's Family

Patrick saved this letter from his sister Sue dated 30 Sep 1993. How long ago it all seems now. Most of it will be interesting only to family and genealogists but some of you may appreciate it. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.

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Black Angel

Patrick | 22 Mar 2020
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| Category: Autobiographical

A story drawn from Patrick’s childhood about an older boy and other neighbor kids.

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East End

Patrick | 16 Sep 2019
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| Category: Autobiographical, Misc Writings, Patrick's Family

Our daddy bought a piece of land on Lee Road that had, until then, been a watermelon patch, and on weekends he proceeded to build a four-room house. The previous owner was Lee Rhodes, who lived with his wife Carlee, on our right.  His son Bill lived on our left with his wife Lorena. Over  (more)

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Mayfair Burning

Patrick | 18 Dec 2018
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| Category: First Timer Visitors, Patrick, Patrick's Family, Stories and Publications

It was the Great Depression, and we, like all our neighbors, were forever short of cash money.  It was pinto beans and mashed potatoes all week, and on Sunday stringy meat which made my teeth shift in my gums.  It was burnt bacon and pan biscuits for my father’s breakfast, and flour gravy over biscuits  (more)

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Full of Beans

Patrick | 8 Sep 2013
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| Category: Stories and Publications

Fizzle Bodner came knees and elbows through the canes down to the creek where we were poling our half-drums up and down the tributaries of the Amazon.  We aimed our rifles and shot him down. “Huh!  I ain’t goin’ to fall in this mud.  Anyway, you ought to come up to Miz Blake’s.  She’s got  (more)

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Conversation about Meeting Donna

JP | 11 Nov 2011
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| Category: Patrick's Family, Recordings

Here’s a transcription of a conversation between Patrick and JP on 16 Nov 2011 at a restaurant. The audio file is too large to post on this site. If there’s interest I’ll see about adding it to YouTube. JD: Well Donna was seventeen, right? I think, she went to school … PM: When was she  (more)

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Family, Health and Nature

Stephanie | 25 Feb 2005
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| Category: E-mail to Family, Stephanie

Stephanie sent a pair of e-mail messages to Sue Steward, a good friend of Pat and Stephanie, and to Patrick’s sister Sue, on 25 Feb 2005, a couple of hours apart. Some of the content overlapped, which is easy to do with e-mail, and useful to do when cancer drains your energy. Here is the  (more)

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From Sun to Snow

Stephanie |
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As mentioned a few days ago, Stephanie sent a pair of e-mail messages to Sue Steward, a good friend of Pat and Stephanie, and to Patrick’s sister Sue, on 25 Feb 2005, a couple of hours apart. Some of the content overlapped, which is easy to do with e-mail, and useful to do when cancer  (more)

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