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Here's a little interesting fact, horses and ponies will run back into a burning barn, a mule won't.  A mule will stand still when needinf help such as getting something removed from its legs like barb wire but a horse will kill itself trying to get the wire off of it.

I've enjoyed reading here but I've been hesitant to post. I'm afraid I don't have the same kind of childhood memories you've all had. No farm work, no homemade biscuits on the table, no tire swings, no camping or fishing, and no delectable homegrown maters. I grew up on concrete and water. Spent a brief stint in rice paddies and a while in coconuts and pineapples. It was a different life but one I loved and all I knew. We did spend vacations at my grandparents in KY when we could, but not on a farm. The greatest thing in the world was knowing Santa could land his sleigh on an aircraft carrier and we could eat pressed turkey and Neapolitan ice cream squares. I grew up eating $hit on a shingle and loved it. I went to more schools than I can remember and didn't actually have a "best" friend until I was in my teens primarily because we weren't in any place long enough to actually have best friends.

However, I'm not a stranger to tobacco, cows, horses, chickens, pigs, hay, corn, and hard work. I married it.

I've enjoyed reading here but I've been hesitant to post. I'm afraid I don't have the same kind of childhood memories you've all had. No farm work, no homemade biscuits on the table, no tire swings, no camping or fishing, and no delectable homegrown maters. I grew up on concrete and water. Spent a brief stint in rice paddies and a while in coconuts and pineapples. It was a different life but one I loved and all I knew. We did spend vacations at my grandparents in KY when we could, but not on a farm. The greatest thing in the world was knowing Santa could land his sleigh on an aircraft carrier and we could eat pressed turkey and Neapolitan ice cream squares. I grew up eating $hit on a shingle and loved it. I went to more schools than I can remember and didn't actually have a "best" friend until I was in my teens primarily because we weren't in any place long enough to actually have best friends.

However, I'm not a stranger to tobacco, cows, horses, chickens, pigs, hay, corn, and hard work. I married it.

PL I had to break my young horse but she about broke me first. lol

I remember walking to elementry school cutting accross our cornfield in the winter as a short cut, but if it was too bitterly cold and windy I walked backwards. Luckily it was only about a half a mile. Mom & Dad both left for their factory jobs early so my brother and I had to set our alarm clocks and get our own selves up, dressed, breakfast, and to school on time. We never missed.

OMG, that was one of the fondest memories of my childhood.
I would hop on that train to Grandma's (mother's side) to spend most summers there, because I knew there would be always be a blackberry pie in the oven if I set out early enough with my ice-cream pail in tow.

I'm kinda hungry now, FS.
Could you toss me over a sticky cinnamon roll?