[leaning conservative]

The biography of V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. I got it for .50 cents at the library. It is inscribed, “ To Catherine, love, mom & dad. My husband inevitably has some Catherine comment.

I’ m controlling myself because I so want to reply to the many great/ interesting things people are reading, but then I would seriously get on people’s nerves! But know I’m thinking it;)!

[cripplecreek]

I really enjoy researching local history. I've found that my neighbor's family were among the first settlers here in the 1830s and were some busy people.



Henry Ahrens would have been a second generation here.