Tennessee Granddaddy

ATLEY JAMES ROGERS Our great grandson is growing like a weed. He’s always got a smile. We got a good visit in August when Mandy, Alex and Sylvia came for a visit. Here’s a few pictures. ...

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RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN We’ve really had the rain. It seems like every day we have a shower or thunderstorm. Sometimes it is a struggle to find a time to mow the lawn or go fishing. So far we...

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ATLEY IS ONE YEAR OLD TODAY Picture by Mandy & Alex

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SPRING CRAPPIE We have ended our trips to Douglas Lake for crappie fishing for this spring. Here’s a summary for the ten (10) trips we made down to Swann’s Marina. NUMBER OF FISHING TRIPS...

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WHAT I SAW WAS AMAZING! We were fishing this past Tuesday on Douglas Lake. It was about 3:30 pm and the lake was quiet. We were trolling at about 1 MPH. It was a beautiful day. We had just caugh...

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DOUGLAS LAKE CRAPPIE FISHING 2013 As of this week we had caught over 1,100 crappie and had brought home 262 keepers (over 10”). It’s been the best year I can remember for catching fish even ...

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I’ve been negligent in posting. So I’ll try to catch up. MOTHER’S DAY To celebrate Mother’s Day, Kevin invited us to a nice picnic at the Eastman Picnic Area. We had five mothers in at...

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LAST TUESDAY We went back to Douglas Lake and got our limit again! This is the second time in my life when we got our limit for crappie on Douglas Lake. It was a good day for sure. We use two f...

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CRAPPIE FISHING Actually the fishing has not been “crappie” but very good for us last week on Douglas Lake. We went twice, and we don’t do that very often unless the the fishing is good. ...

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OF FISHING IN 2013 We went to Douglas Lake today to fish for crappie. It was the first trip this year and the first trip to test the equipment (boat, motor, fishing gear) my new hip. Everything...

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WE HAD A VISIT FROM ATLEY Beginning last Friday we enjoyed a wonderful visit from Mandy, Alex, Atley, and Sylvia. It was so good to be able to see the growth in Atley. He’s 7 months old now a...

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PREPARE YOURSELF AND HOME FOR ICY WEATHER While we hope that the harsh days of cold weather are behind us, it is possible we may have some bad weather in the next few weeks. That is why I wanted...

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Granddaddy Appointments Yesterday I had 2 doctor appointments. The first was with my dermatologist, and the second was with the surgeon who did my hip surgery The dermatologist found a little ...

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TODAY IS MARY’S BIRTHDAY! FEBRUARY 5… MARY, I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY. SURE WISH WE COULD BE WITH YOU TODAY, BUT GLAD FOR OUR TIME TOGETHER ON SATURDAY. From left to right:...

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WE HAD A GRAND DAY! Karen & Pat came up from Knoxville and brought Mary today so we could celebrate three birthdays. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Outback, then back to our house for cake and ...

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AGE? I WON’T SAY However, I would suggest you check out the picture of her with a birthday card in her hand. The number was handwritten and did not stand out until I embellished it a little. (...

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BIRDS I enjoy watching the birds in the backyard. We have several bird feeders. They were getting empty because of my surgery, but with Grandmother’s help we got them filled to the brim on Sa...

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EVER USED A BLOTTER? Or do you even know what a blotter is? They used to quite common when people used ink pens. I’m not talking about ball point pens, I’m talking about real ink pens. You k...

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MY GREAT GRANDSON Our thoughts flow to middle Tennessee frequently because that’s were Atley lives. I’ve been getting some pictures from Mandy’s Facebook account that keeps us up to date. ...

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NOT MUCH GOING ON IN UPPER EAST TENNESSEE I’m still recovering from hip replacement surgery that I had 3 weeks ago. As I recover my thoughts have been going toward spring and fishing. I have...

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Yesterday’s Snowfall The roads are clear now and the mess of the day after a snow fall is upon us. But it was beautiful. Those big flakes were so pretty. During the snow we received a pictu...

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WILL IT BE GONE TOMORROW? Grandmother and I took a short trip out this afternoon to run a few errands. We stopped by the bank, the grocery, the post office and the pharmacy before returning home...

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HIP HIP HOORAY! I saw the surgeon this afternoon. The X-rays looked good. He removed the staples. Here’s what I expect the next few weeks: I can drive as of today, and I already have. I have b...

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At Tennessee Granddaddy’s White House This old hip seems a little better each day. For the past two nights I have been sleeping in regular bed which is upstairs and that has made a bid differe...

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IN THE HIP REPLACEMENT BATTLE I climbed the wooden hill. I made it to the top, and back down. It was not difficult. Home Health was here earlier today, so we made a trip upstairs to my bedroo...

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