April 7, 2010

My wife insists she has a black thumb, but I think she does rather well. Pictured above is the lily she planted a couple of years ago. It has produced late, but great looking blooms. Did a little weeding then came inside to finish the taxes. Tonight we had a parish council meeting and discussed the Easter services and the fish fry as well as plans to re-sod the front lawn and patch some roof leaks in the old school.

April 6, 2010

Garden Club is the first Tuesday in each month and here we were to see whether or not any money had been made at the spring plant sale. We still have remaining plants and roses, but the club has already turned a $134. profit. It was voted that we would redo the

Mauvilla Forest sign on Sutherland with red salvia. We also voted to fix the automatic watering system at the Chickasaw Theatre which froze during the winter. Barbara Pulliam has already planted new flowers at City Hall and they look great. It was discussed that we all take the city bus on a field trip to Picayune, MS. to explore the beautiful grounds there. Ms. Johns gave the program today regarding the best time and places to decorate with plants in Chickasaw. Refreshments were served after the meeting.

April 5, 2010

It's almost showtime! Just a matter of stocking the town's Dollar General and we will be off and running. The Chamber and City plans a "ribbon cutting" but it's just a little early to pin down an exact date. The outside is virtually finished and they are waiting for

delivery of the shelves, carts and cash registers. Dollar General started in September of last year to buy the property with an anticipation of opening before Thanksgiving 2009, but there were so many leins and legal hurdles to jump. that it set them back several months. Now, with all that behind them, we eagerly await the doors swinging open.

April 4, 2010 Easter

Cup of coffee; Deborahs special Hot Cross Cinnamon Buns and soon I was ready for church. Good Easter service this morning. During the final prayers, Father Saucier announced that the church would be re-sodding the front of the sanctuary grass "so Tom Hayward can get the city to vote us yard of the month". After mass we went downtown to Serda's for coffee, but they were closed. So we wound up at Spot Of Tea for a large glass of iced tea before heading home to Easter lunch at Bob and Nell Barnes. After a wonderful lunch of ham, stuffing, hash browns and at least four desserts, the adults went to the front yard to hide Easter eggs for the great chandchildren.

The kids fought over the eggs and the old folks laughed.

April 3, 2010

Meeting at 9:00 AM, we left in the Chickasaw bus, headed to Atmore, AL. Some of the planned travelers didn't get an opportunity to go due to a funeral planned for early afternoon. No, not theirs, but a member of one of the churches. We met Sheryl Vickery at the Atmore Park, where an Easter egg hunt was in progress. She introduced us to several other members of their Chamber Of Commerce, who were friendly and delightful people. Sheryl got on our bus and conducted a tour of the businesses and churches of Atmore, pointing out some of the 100 year old buildings in the area. We stopped for lunch at the buffet of WindCreek Casino and enjoyed a terrific meal. It was interesting to hear how similar many of the

small city problems are between one location and another. Everybody had a great time and learned a lot.

April 2, 2010

Deborah had a day off so we spent it working hard at the house, cleaning for Easter. While she waxed and dusted and vacuumed, I trimmed bushes in the back yard and planted flowers we purchased from the Garden Club Plant Sale last weekend. By dinner time, neither of us felt like cooking, so I treated her to a meal at Cafe Royal downtown. Afterwards, we walked to Serda for a cup of coffee and dessert. Nice date night for the two of us.

April 1, 2010

Today was the City Easter Luncheon and it was very well attended. We were catered by Chef Rob who served a fitting and delicious ham dinner. The mayor did not get back into town to welcome the festive crowd, so Councilwoman Jennifer White took over the responsibility. The choir from Satsuma High School led by Diane Hamm provided entertainment and we had a good Easter message from a local church pastor. The Easter Bunny showed up to help with handing out gifts and Easter lilies to lucky attendees. (pictured is the fuzzy bunny and city clerk, Judy Smith, caught in the act of taking our photos)