June
14, 2014
Silivia Erlyne West Eaton.
(02-02-1929
to 06-13-2014)
Sometimes the world is a sad place to live in. No matter how many times you hear the old saying—You can be sure of only two things in life: death and taxes—the truth of it never really sinks in until you stand at the graveside of someone you love. Then it hits you right between the eyes—death respects no one, no one rises above it, no one escapes it, and no one cheats it. Death came to our little town recently and escorted Mrs. Silivia home—to heaven, where her husband, Earl, is no doubt waiting for her with open arms. Miller will miss the lady who reigned over our little town from the corner of Beryl and Wardley. She was a tried-and-true Steel Magnolia long before the movie Steel Magnolias hit the big screen. It was certainly a pretty, if somewhat sad, picture to have all five Eaton girls home for the first time in too many years to remember. Their grandmother would have been proud. Rest in peace, Miss Silivia. You will be missed.
In honor of Miller’s Steel Magnolia, who prided herself on knowing everything going on in our little town, here are the latest tantalizing tidbits, hot off the streets. There is a great deal of excitement out at the farm as the wedding of the year approaches. Farmboy (FB) and Snowbird (SB) will tie the knot after what seems like the longest courtship in history. The Golden Years Peace Corpsers—if there is such a word. No matter. SB’s ’rents spent the weekend in Miller. Mama GYPC had to oversee the bride’s photo shoot. Papa GYPC hung out at The Filling Station and filled the crew in on the advantages of using mosquito netting in the tropics. FB just smiles, nods, and marks the days off the calendar. He’s a mite impatient, it seems. FB isn’t the only one marking days on the calendar. It has come to this blogger’s attention that Our Man of Steel (MoS), Mr. DD himself, has taken a vow to abstain from dating for a year. He’s stuck to his guns for five months; only seven more to go. That might account for his surly attitude of late. This blogger wouldn’t be surprised if DT down at the water office doesn’t have a pool on whether or not MoS/DD makes it a whole year. If such a pool exists, then you can read about it here. From DT’s lips to the internet blog post, so millions (okay, that might be stretching the truth a little) of readers can place their bets. Don’t you just love technology?
Meanwhile, folks, it’s summer, and that means higher utility bills. One way to conserve energy and lower your bill is to turn your AC unit up when you leave the house in the morning. Or should you turn it down? Neither sounds right. Either way, 78° is the recommended temperature for the daytime hours when no one is home. The higher temperature makes a huge difference for all of us. It saves you money, and it helps reduce the drain on the power grid, so there are fewer brownouts and rolling blackouts. Win-win. Make it a habit to set the thermostat at 78°. Don’t worry, the cats will survive, and you will save enough dinero to buy them that fancy cat food they crave. Meow! Meow! Nuff said.
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