{"id":2180,"date":"2018-12-19T21:54:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T02:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2018-12-19T22:07:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T03:07:42","slug":"searching-for-a-gift-no-luck-until-i-met-mrs-black-eureka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=2180","title":{"rendered":"SEARCHING FOR A GIFT…NO LUCK UNTIL I MET MRS. BLACK…EUREKA!"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE PERFECT GIFT?<\/p>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
Dec. 19, 2018<\/div>\n

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Marjorie  got a bit of a head cold today which gave me the  chance to look for a gift.<\/div>\n
I  combed  through Southern  Ontario from Kalapore to Ravenna, from Clarksburg to Thornbury.<\/div>\n
No luck.  Then just as the sun was heading for the horizon as I was homeward bound<\/div>\n
I noticed Marian  Black\u2019s sign on the roadside.   Eureka\u2026a stroke of genius. I was<\/div>\n
able to find the perfect Made in Ontario gift\u2026a gift that would  last the winter.<\/div>\n

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A gift that could be  shaped into wondrous  things.   Made in Ontario!<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe search began on Grey Road  2\u2026en route to Feversham, Ravenna and Thornbury\u2026must find gift for Marjorie\u2026one  she could really  use.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cNot very promising\u2026Kalapore.   Nobody home\u2026nothing to buy.<\/div>\n

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Then I met Eric  in Thornbury and we got a good start at the cider and beer factory where Kate<\/div>\n
poured  us liberal amounts  of all kinds.  \u201cNot the sweet cider\u2026how  about that dark beer?”<\/div>\n

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We bought a couple of  six packs but decided they were unsuitable  gifts\u2026but the samples sure set us on the right track\u2026or so  we thought.<\/div>\n

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Then across  the road to the huge antique and collectibles  warehouse\u2026.must be gift in here.<\/div>\n

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Antdiques by the truckload\u2026a canoe for $2,000\u2026a bit steep\u2026no good in winter anyway.<\/div>\n

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Maybe some  tools  or newell posts…<\/div>\n

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Hey Alan,  how about these coffee sacks\u2026only $3 each.<\/div>\n

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How about this coonskin coat for $295<\/div>\n

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\u201cAl, take a look here\u2026a big antique plow sign for $1400 \u2026 or a  hand  made plow for $800\u2026or an iron for $40\u2026No\u2026we just gave up and  hit the rod.<\/div>\n

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Back down  Grey road #2, I noticed  an odd  windrow of brush\u2026inspected\u2026a whole orchard \u2026 young orchard\u2026all pulled out by their roots<\/div>\n
with last fall\u2019s apple crop left to rot..   Why?   \u201cCan\u2019t leave an orchard to  go wild\u2026just brings in disease\u2026has to  be destroyed”<\/div>\n

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Judy  had  quiche ready and  trimmings.  But still no present for Marjorie.<\/div>\n

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I have to hit the highway home before dark\u2026no gift yet.<\/div>\n

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Farms did not look too good until I  got to the potato belt around  Redickville.  That is where I  struck  it rich…<\/div>\n

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And  that is how I met Marian Black, farmer.   Her husband  had a  sign pointing to their potato barn\u2026what a perfect gift. Two\u2026yes, two\u202650 pound sacks<\/div>\n
of  potatoes\u2026Yukon Yellows and  some  kind  of  red skinned potatoes\u2026and Mrs. Black threw in a couple of  huge potatoes that the grader had rejected.<\/div>\n

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Eureka!  No  longer need search  for a gift.<\/div>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
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THE PERFECT GIFT? (Not everyone  will be amused) alan skeoch Dec. 19, 2018 Marjorie  got a bit of a head cold today which gave me the  chance to look for a gift. I  combed  through Southern  Ontario from Kalapore to Ravenna, from Clarksburg to Thornbury. No luck.  Then just as the sun was heading for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}