The Birthday Present

Sometimes it's the littlest, unexpected things that make the best birthday presents and this year I had one of those wonderful gifts. On the day before my birthday Barbara and I visited Zella Peters, who was married to Harold Peters, our cousin who died very young from a motorcycle accident. I asked Zella if I could swing in her porch swing a little and she said yes. Then, she told us that this swing once belonged to Abe and Mable Peters, and that Harold got it when Mable broke up housekeeping. And Zella has kept it all these years.
It's possible that this swing was made by our grandfather, Noble B. Peters. He was a carpenter and lived right next door to the new house Abe and Mable built on Copper Ridge, so he would have been a logical person to build a swing for them. It's a good sturdy swing with a comfortable seat, and if you drop by to visit Zella, you might want to swing a little. You'll enjoy Zella's company, the wonderful views, and the old-fashioned porch swing.