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WHAT A ROLLER COASTER RIDE IT HAS BEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR From watching the birth of a second grandchild to holding the hand of Pop, as he took his last breath. So many emotions, so much turmoil, so much joy, I barely could handle it all. Then just recently I have been diagnosed as having had a stroke. With some lose of balance, it will be difficult to say the least to hunt from a tree stand this fall. The bleed brought about some speech and vision changes also, but I pray with time, all this will heal.
I once again shall attempt to stop smoking so keep a pray going up for that to happen and real soon. My health has taken a turn for the worse I fear, and I want to do so many more things in my lifetime. God willing, I will return to the woods this fall and finally tag that monster buck that has elluded me all these years!
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My Last Outing With Pop
This was my Pop and I was quick to tell anyone that! He was closer to me than my own father in most ways. He took the time and patience to teach me many things and alot about life in general. He was a gentle gaint and all that really knew him, loved him too! My husband also thought of him as DAD. And to my children, he was like a granddad. He lost his wife to cancer in 1995, after loosing his only son just five years prior to kidney failure. Left alone, he spent alot of his time with us. Holiday dinners, he was here or we were there, as he was a wonderful chef in his own right!
Late March of this year, I took a day off work and took Cliff on a fishing trip. Little did I know that it would be his last. We spent the day at a friend's pond and he yanked fish after fish onto the deck. He had so much fun and keep telling me how he was enjoying himself. I am really glad I took this photo of him that day, as it shows the true Clifford, my Pop. Just look at that cocky smile, you know he was having fun!
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"HATCHIEHUNTER", A FRIEND, TOOK ME ON ONE OF MY FIRST TURKEY HUNTS. HE TAGGED THE BIRD THOUGH !
HAPPY HUNTING ALL ! TAKE A FREIND, TAKE A LOVED ONE, JUST TAKE SOMEONE HUNTING!
YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!
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PICTURED HERE IS MY FRIEND KRIS. THIS WAS HER SECOND EVER TOM AND HER FIRST BY HERSELF. WHAT A HUNT. SHE WAS READING A BOOK AND HAD HER FEET PROPPED UP AND ALONG CAME THIS NICE TOM WITH HIS BROTHER. TOO BAD, THEY WEREN'T NEAR ME, SO IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DOUBLE TAGGING FOR US. BUT HEY! IT WAS A GREAT LADIES ONLY HUNT!
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