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WINNER: Women With Altitude and Ski Miesters visit the Elephant Camp in Victoria Falls, South Africa. Shown in the picture are Anita Fowler, Erik Hanson, Pamela Hanson, Mike Lindig, Mary Lindig, Jim Mulvany, Janice Mulvany and Susan Niles, all Mountain Parks Electric consumer-members in Grand County.
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READER POETRY
Memories of the Old Brown Suitcase
My favorite toy, there is no doubt; was the old brown suitcase that I carried about. It was not much to look at, others would say; but to me it was special; — part of my “everyday play.” It carried my treasures, whatever they’d be; and very secure with its own lock and key. To me it looked like genuine leather; the inside was padded, and soft as a feather. It had room to carry books, dolls and toys; or an afternoon snack for the neighborhood boys. I’d take it along, wherever I’d go; it could come in handy — one could never know. It wasn’t until later that I would see, what other people had been telling me. Instead of being leather, it was pressed cardboard, and the handle was made from a frayed piece of cord. The lock and key that I saw as a kid, was a safety pin, attached to the lid. But it will always hold a special place in my heart; those sweet memories will never part.
Pam Cook, Fort Collins Poudre Valley REA consumer-member Evening Showers
Rough towels from the clothes line fold around the children like boxes, then melt against them.
They sit on the cement floor, hair dripping, quietly staring.
Then clothes and combing. Covers. Prayers.
Crickets chirp in the lawn.
One last, little yawn.
Kendra Hicks, Briggsdale Morgan County Rural Electric Association consumer-member
My granddaughter, Macey, has
quite an imagination. She is always thinking! One day last summer, when she was barely 4 years old, after playing in the sandbox she came running in to the kitchen and told me to hold out my hands. As I held them out, she began to fill them with sand from her shaker bottle and proudly announced, “You need some SANDITIZER!” Nadene Gaynor, Kit Carson K.C. Electric Association consumer-member
I was flying from Ohio to Colorado
Springs to visit my daughter and family. At the last minute as I walked out the door, I opened the freezer and grabbed some of my homemade, gluten-free banana bread to put in my carry on. On the plane I was seated between two elderly women and as we talked I told them how delicious my banana bread was. They were quite interested, so when I pulled out my foil wrapped bread to share with them, imagine the laughter and surprise when we discovered I had brought a pound of frozen hamburger with me! Cheryl Boys, Colorado Springs Mountain View Electric Association consumer-member
My son was teasing my husband
by stealing tomatoes from his plate while he wasn’t looking. In an attempt to distract my husband, my son says, “Dad, look at that dove out on the tree.” My husband wasn’t fooled (although I was). I look at my son and said, “There is an easier way to get tomatoes. Use your manners.” That is when my younger daughter pipes up, “Dad, PLEASE look out the window!” We couldn’t stop laughing for a while after that! Sarabeth Kluksdahl, Briggsdale United Power consumer-member
We pay $15 to each person who submits a funny story that’s printed in the magazine. At the end of the year we will draw one name from those submitting funny stories and that person will receive $200. Go to our Reader Engagement page at coloradocountrylife.coop to submit your funny story.
