The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Greetings ta ever one in western Illinois and all readers of "The Quill."
AT THE FARM
Most of the farmers in our area have been haul'n grain out of their bins or work'n on machinery, get'n ready fer harvest.
Some fellers are work'n on bale'n hay in big round bales if'n they can't get help fer small bail'n due to school in session.
Small bales of hay have been in big demand and due ta the extra work, bring more money and are easier to transport if'n yer sell'n it and not feed'n it ta the livestock.
With a nice juicy beef steak or some crispy fried chicken, Mrs. Bruke has been serve'n up some pretty juicy tomatoes and peppers the neighbors had brought over, along with some really juicy blackberries she turns into a cobbler. Then with her homemade ice cream, it makes fer a happy feller.
OLDER COUPLE
An older couple recently learned how to send text messages on their mobile phones.
The wife, a retired college English instructor with emphasis on The Classics, was an unapologetic Romantic; her husband, a retired salty Navy Chief Petty Officer with thirty years service, was a no-nonsense guy.
One afternoon, the wife went to the local Starbucks to meet a friend for coffee. While awaiting her friend's arrival, she exercised her new skill of texting by sending her husband a romantic text message:
IF YOU ARE SLEEPING, SEND ME YOUR DREAMS.
IF YOU ARE LAUGHING, SEND ME YOUR SMILE.
IF YOU ARE EATING, SEND ME A BITE.
IF YOU ARE DRINKING,
SEND ME A SIP.
IF YOU ARE CRYING,
SEND ME YOUR TEARS.
"I LOVE YOU!"
The husband responded:
"I'M ON THE POTTY.
PLEASE ADVISE."
Almost brings a tear ta yer eyes. Hence the phrase -
"Sailors Have More Fun!!"
HOW TA STAY YOUNG
Here's some help on... "How Ta Stay Young"
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever... Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people that you love them, at every opportunity.
11. P.S. Did I mention, ( Don't get sick!"
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER : "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Live life to its fullest each day!! See ya again !!!
Our neighbor brought by this poem someone sent her so here it is. Hope'n it makes ya think how lucky we all are.
HOME
Our home is on top of a road with our name.
Some houses have changed but most are the same as when Mom grew up and her mom before
We measure our heights on the old cellar door.
This year my new teacher remembers my dad.
She was his teacher - I think he was bad.
At church every Sunday, we have our own pew.
Once I asked why, Grandma said, "We just do."
We chat on the porch and we don't always lock.
When visiting friends, we don't need to knock.
Everyone waves if you wave from your car.
Our mailman and firefighters know who we are.
Someday I'll grow up. I may move somewhere new.
But I'm part of this town. It's a part of me too.
-Amy LV
SOOOO...TRUE
Some of these notes jotted down here are just soooo true.
IF MY BODY IS EVER FOUND ON A "JOGGING" TRAIL, JUST KNOW THAT I WAS MURDERED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND DUMPED THERE.
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS. THEY GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL WITHOUT THE INTERNET.
I'VE DECIDED I'M NOT OLD, I'M 25 -- PLUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING.
WHY DO I HAVE TO PRESS "1" FOR ENGLISH? DID AMERICA MOVE?
WE HAVE ENOUGH GUN CONTROL. WHAT WE NEED IS IDIOT CONTROL.
BEHIND EVERY ANGRY WOMAN STANDS A MAN WHO HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT HE DID WRONG.
LET'S STOP SENDING MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND LET THEM HATE US FOR FREE.
VEGETARIAN: ANCIENT TRIBAL NAME FOR THE VILLAGE IDIOT WHO CAN'T HUNT, FISH, OR LIGHT FIRES!
IN MY DEFENSE, I WAS LEFT UNSUPERVISED.
IF GUNS KILL PEOPLE, THEN PENCILS MISSPELL WORDS AND CARS MAKE PEOPLE DRIVE DRUNK.
MY DECISION-MAKING SKILLS CLOSELY RESEMBLE THOSE OF A SQUIRREL WHEN CROSSING THE ROAD.
SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER LEFT UNSAID -- AND I USUALLY REALIZE IT RIGHT AFTER I SAY THEM.
WE OWE ILLEGALS NOTHING WE OWE OUR VETERANS EVERYTHING.
CAMPING: WHERE YOU SPEND A SMALL FORTUNE TO LIVE LIKE A HOMELESS PERSON.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT GETTING OLD WOULD TAKE LONGER.
Well, that's it fer this week.
Hope'n ta see ya in church this weekend.
Remember, where ever ya is, what ever ya be a do'n,
BE A GOOD ONE!
Keep on smile'n,
Catch ya later,
BARNYARD BRUKE