Archive for January, 2009

Posted on January 30, 2009 - by Hubba

Big Dan; Lee the Comedian

“Hi, Big Dan,” he said, and stuck his hand inside the trailer…

I guess I was supposed to reach out and sniff his hand or something.  It seemed like these kids always introduced themselves this way.

I was standing in the trailer ignoring him when the door to the house opened again.  This time it was a man.  He was a big one, not fat but big (more…)

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Posted on January 26, 2009 - by Hubba

Elm Springs Neighborin’

I read another one of those “country neighborin’s better’n city neighborin” pieces in some publication today.  Of course, for the most part it’s true, although it seems to be one of those subjects that writers reserve for late January (read slow news days.)

But oh well, it must be late January, because I’m gonna write one too. (more…)

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Posted on January 26, 2009 - by Hubba

The ESN; Ag Appreciation Banquet

Elm Springs began the week with unseasonably high temperatures, and ended the week with seasonable lows.

Many of the kind citizens attended the Wall Chamber Ag Appreciation banquet in Wall on Friday evening. Several of them attended the Wall Eagles basketball game afterwards.  Morris and Andy Linn and Clyde Arneson erected two handrails on the new slab at the Elm Springs Church Wednesday. The handrails are in loving memory (more…)

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Posted on January 22, 2009 - by Hubba

Big Dan; The Place

Once when we were in the town, Elgin, that was it, Diane had stopped at the store to buy something, and a big shiny car had parked beside us. A real fancy looking lady got out of the car and left the door open while she rummaged inside. But I didn’t notice the shiny car or the fancy woman; the most beautiful music I had ever heard was pouring softly out of that car, softer by far than the country music I liked. It didn’t have the banging that even the country songs had, and it didn’t have any singers. I stood there and soaked it in, and I was sad when the fancy lady shut off the shiny car, slammed the shiny door, and clopped off to the store, leaving me to listen to the cars on Main Street. Often at night, I would try to hear that beautiful music, because I knew it would go with the stars and the breeze in the grass, but I could never get it right in my head… (more…)

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Posted on January 20, 2009 - by Hubba

The ESN; Windy & Warm

Although the past week in Elm Springs saw a very welcome warming trend, this trend was accompanied by incessant and maddening high winds. The weather here always leaves something to be desired.

The Elm Springs People Who Play Cards met for the January game at the Andy and Kelli Linn residence Wednesday night. Sandy Fields got the night’s high score, while Clyde Arneson (more…)

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