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Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:25:35 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Well, I guess a lot of folks enjoyed the little ride home last week.  So I thought we might ride those red clay roads to granny's old home place and see what we can find.  Most of you remember that this is where the bottle bug bit me  many years ago.  OK Harley , Load Up.  You don't have to tell him twice.  He can't even wait till you let the tailgait down he's so excited.  Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. Post #: 1

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:28:07 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Well, Harley's all ready to go.  He can't wait to get going, so we'd better hurry up. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 2

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:32:12 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline We're going the back way.  You can tell from this marker that this is an old road that we will be traveling.  So hold on tight.  I'll let you read the sign. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 3

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:38:43 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline So were traveling on the old pioneer trail that went west from Savannah. This is something you don't see too often.  Pecan trees that form a canopy over the road.  And that's Pea-can not Pa-kahn.  Anyway that's the way we say it down here. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 4

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:44:05 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Next we come upon the Green's Old Mill pond spillway .  This used to be a great place to fish.  It had a blackwater cypress pond and lots of fish.  But the flood back in 1990 blew out the road and they never could fix it back where it would hold water.  Such a loss of a great fishing spot.  Spent many a summer day catching fish out of this spillway.  The road use to cross the spillway, but after the flood they moved it over. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 5

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:46:13 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Well we made it here.  The first thing that we see is the old well.  Hand dug, no casing , just straight down through solid clay. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 6

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:50:14 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Might be some great stuff in the bottom of this thing.  You go on down and check it out Rick.  I'll lower you down with a rope, just let me know when you hit bottom. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 7

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:54:52 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline This was originaly a one room log cabin built sometime in the 1800's that has been added on.  Granny raised 13 children here on a 122 acre farm.  Everything was usually made by hand.  There are round peg holes in the inside corners where the beds were just boards fit into the corners. Later on boards were added over the cracks in the logs. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 8

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:56:49 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Here, You can see the logs on this corner.  Also note the type foundation that the cabin sits on.  These are fat-lighter pillars. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 9

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 12:58:13 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Here's a close-up of the foundation. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 10

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 1:02:49 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline The house was built in two parts.  The kitchen was a separate building connected by a breezeway.  They would sleep on the covered breezeway during those hot summer nights. Most of this is falling in. I wish they would keep this place up better. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 11

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 1:06:07 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline My stepdad and uncle drove these nails in this joist about 80 years ago. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 12

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 1:10:54 PM    logueb   Posts: 1386 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Well, hope you enjoyed the trip over to granny's house.  I gotta run for now.  But before I go, I did find this dusty box in the kitchen part of the house.  Hmmm wonder what could be in here.  Does anybody want to know? If so stay tuned. and i'll open it when I get back home. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 13

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 5:29:01 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3878 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline IF tour talking to me, as long as the rope is THICK haha I will do it. _____________________________ My web page. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story coming Feb & March. "Privies by the yard" www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com (in reply to logueb) Post #: 14

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 6:21:16 PM    bigghouse Posts: 800 Joined: 7/15/2007 From: Essex MASS Status: offline rick, unless u think this is thick........ Attachment (1) _____________________________ =] (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 15

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 7:14:40 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3878 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Hahahahahah!!!  I will have to lose a few pounds before I hang on that _____________________________ My web page. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story coming Feb & March. "Privies by the yard" www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com (in reply to bigghouse) Post #: 16

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 7:17:15 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3878 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline I KNOW!!  its a box of 19th century donuts!!! _____________________________ My web page. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story coming Feb & March. "Privies by the yard" www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com (in reply to logueb) Post #: 17

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 7:46:13 PM    tigue710 Posts: 1973 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline i'm betting its an atomizer! (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 18

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/27/2007 10:14:52 PM    Digger George   Posts: 321 Joined: 10/5/2006 From: PHILAD'A PA Status: offline DUDE you gotta go down that hole and see whats there! That might be more interenting then the mystery box. _____________________________ "Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence." - Mourning Dove [Christine Quintasket] (1888-1936) Salish (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 19

RE: Let's Ride Over to Granny's Old Place - 8/28/2007 5:18:26 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3878 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Yea your right george mabey its all use layer just waiting for him, no fill!! wouldnt that be cool!  rick _____________________________ My web page. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story coming Feb & March. "Privies by the yard" www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com (in reply to Digger George) Post #: 20

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