Christmas Tree Lighting

Oh it was a wonderful night for the Christmas Tree Lighting and everything was perfect except that I fell and have a small fracture in my leg. Other than that, it was a fabulous evening.

Several people had asked me to publish the words to the poem that was read to Nate by the mayor so here it is.

Nate, The Great

There is a man in town called Nate
And in our mind, he really does rate!

He is always where he needs to be
Lending a hand to you and me.

He does a lot of work at Public Works
And we all know he's Not without his quirks!

But he goes far beyond his duty, I say
To be helpful in each and every way!

Our town is much richer today
Because of Nate's most generous way.

We honor him as he lights the tree
He is as deserving as anyone can be!

So Thank You, Nate, for all you do
for this little town that you love so true.

Now, don't get the big head, for goodness ake
When we all agree that you ARE Nate, the Great!

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. This card has a prayer on it that became our Tate Family Tradition for Thanksgiving and for our Family Reunions.

Thanksgiving Prayer-A Family Tradition

South Carolina Group

My sister and I have a South Carolina Group on Squidoo and it has 14 members with 189 lenses. All of these lenses are worth the read. There is such a wide variety of lenses and I am sure you would be able to find something that you would enjoy. We are fortunate to have such talented lensmasters writing about South Carolina or South Carolina lensmasters writing about all kinds of topics. Please visit our South Carolina Group at
South Carolina Group
Thank you, Ohme

Fall Trees In Pendleton

Yesterday I enjoyed strolling around town and our yard taking pictures of the beautiful Fall Foliage. All the colors are breathtaking. I combined my pictures with a beautiful fall poem and created a lens titled "Fall Trees - A Stroll Around Pendleton". I thought you might enjoy visiting this lens and I hope you will.
Fall Trees - A Stroll Around Pendleton
A few days ago I wrote a lens about our Tate Family Thanksgiving Prayer Tradition.
Thanksgiving Prayer - A Family Tradition
Enjoy these gorgeous days! I know I will!

TRIBUTE TO FRAN BUTLER

TRIBUTE TO FRAN BUTLER
Memorial Service – 10/28/08 – Cox Hall Clemson Little Theatre 6:30 pm- Pendleton SC

George Bernard Shaw said “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live”

Fran Butler gave to his community and did it in a quiet, tireless fashion.

He was very active in “Friends of the Park” and attended almost every meeting – He did miss a few when he and Caroline, his soul mate, would sneak out of town to get away from me……..

You see, I learned very quickly that I could always count on them to fill a volunteer slot and I would know that they would do an excellent job and do it cheerfully!

At the meetings, Fran would sit quietly and as Joan Kelly says “ When he opened his mouth, everyone would get quiet because you knew what he was about to say was important and wise.”

Saturday was National Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others.

Fran Butler made a difference in Pendleton. He was one man making a difference to many for generations to come:

• He was among a group that worked for weeks ahead of time getting the park area ready for Build Week under the direction of Ed Kirkley.

• Fran along with Pete, Willis and Richard cut out all those little turtles that are in the playground that were painted by the children.

• He worked on the Shelters and Benches that are along Trotter’s Trail.

• He sold many shirts and throws to raise money for the park.

• He played the part of “Uncle Sam” for Freedom Fest and was perfect!

• Caroline and Fran were voted the “2008 Volunteers of the Year”



Dr. Loren Eisely, author and anthropologist, tells this true story:

One day I was walking a beach when I saw another man coming the other way who appeared to be dancing. As I drew nearer I could see the man was not dancing but was gently picking up starfish from the beach and throwing them back into the sea.

“why are you throwing starfish into the sea?” I asked.

Because they have been washed ashore, the day is getting hot and if I do not throw them back they will die.” Replied the dancer.

I looked around and saw that the beach went on for miles and that there were many thousands of starfish along its length.

But there are too many, I protested to the dancer “you can’t possibly make a difference.”

The dancer smiled, picked up another starfish and gently tossed it beyond the waves, back into the sea.

“I made a difference to that one!” he said.



Fran Butler made a difference!



Now Fran may think that he will no longer be hearing from me asking him to volunteer but he is wrong:

I have put in a prayer request that Fran be made Senior Chairman of the Veterans Park Guardian Angels Committee.

We’re in good hands!

Thank you, Fran!

Friends of the Park

Friends of the Park will be celebrating Barrett's Place Playground's 3rd Birthday on Saturday and also will be working on the maintenance of Barrett's Place and Trotter's Trail. We need lots of volunteers so please come on out and join us Saturday Morning October 25 beginning at 8:30. We will work until around 12 at which time we will have hot dogs served for lunch. Glenn Andrews will be cooking the hot dogs, Debra Padgett is making the chili, and others are bringing chips, etc.

Saturday is Make A Difference Day so there is lots going on in Pendleton because Pendleton folks like to make a difference. Pendleton Elementary School will begin their work day for the Memory Garden at 1:00 p.m. and the new Pendleton Garden Club will be working Saturday morning at the Masonic Courtyard on the square.

Sunday is Trunk or Treat on the Square so hope you can bring the children in costume and let them enjoy visiting the trunks of about 20 volunteers who will have treats for everyone. There will be no games this year but the trunks will be open to the public from 5 - 6 pm.
If you have never been to the Trunk or Treat, please visit my site at
Trunk or Treating

IT MAKES GOOD CENTS FOR ANDERSON COUNTY

IMPORTANT MEETING:
Monday October 20 at 6 pm at Pendleton United Methodist Church Social Hall
Friends of the Park with representatives from the GOOD CENTS FOR ANDERSON COUNTY Committee.
Be informed and get your questions and concerns answered about the 2008 Capital Projects Sales Tax Referendum.

Fall Harvest Festival

The Fall Harvest Festival in Pendleton was last Saturday (10-11-08) and it was fabulous. We had a record crowd and a record number of vendors. The weather was perfect and the music and other entertainment was great. I have tons of pictures and also tried to make my first YouTubes which can be viewed on the Happenings lens and also on my Lensography.
http://www.squidoo.com/pendleton-happenings
http://www.squidoo.com/ohme
I will also be making a slideshow from the other pictures I took. Thank you to Jean Vegod and her committee for a really super job on Fall Festival!

Fall Flowers

Fall Flowers are blooming all around Pendleton and are so pretty. They are blooming just in time for the Fall Harvest Festival on the Village Green this Saturday October 11. We are hoping for a big crowd because there are over 60 vendors.

I invite you to take a look at our Fall Bloomers at
Fall Flowers - A Stroll In Our Yard October 2008

Evening Under The Stars at Woodburn

This was such a lovely evening and well attended. The flowers were gorgeous but who would expect anything else but that from Karen Link of Pendleton Flower Shop. The food was outstanding especially the Prime Rib from 1826 on the Green and all the sweets from The Village Baker. Great Job Pendleton Historic Foundation Volunteers! We sure enjoyed it!

Old Photo or Just Old Women

Last Thursday I left for Edisto Beach with 6 of my friends for our annual Steel Magnolias Trip. We have been going for a good many years and it is always so much fun. I am so fortunate to have such wonderful friends. Our activities sure have changed as we have gotten older. I remember when we were constantly doing something but this time we just lazied around reading, watching old movies, talking, and eating. It was fantastic! I had missed the last two years and it was very nice to be able to join them this year. Now, I can't wait until 2009. Thank you, friends!

What Squidoo Can Do For Pendleton SC

I now have 5 lenses (mini web pages) about Pendleton. At the bottom of each lens, there are links to all 9 of my lenses. I would greatly appreciate your visiting all of them. The more traffic a lens has the higher rank it will get (hopefully) and the higher ranking, the more money it makes. The formula for rankings is top secret but they do tell you that traffic means a lot. If you are in the top tier (less than 2,000 overall, then your pay will be more. Right now I have 7 out of 9 in the top tier. If you look at the top right of each lens, it will state what the ranking is in that lens category as well as the overall ranking. So please continue to visit these sites on a regular basis and tell all of your friends. Now I am not talking tons of money but some and I am planning on donating any profits to Friends of the Park. Squidoo is very charity minded and donates a lot of money to charity. I am trying to get Friends of the Park listed as one of those charities. Notice at the top right of each lens and all of mine presently will read "Donates to Squidoo Charity Fund". Hopefully, one day they will each read "Donates to Friends of the Park". Each lens (70,000 plus) is encouraged to give a percentage of their income to a listed charity and then Squidoo gives a percentage of their income to charity. It is amazing the amount of money they have raised for some very worthwhile causes. The income comes from the ads that are listed on each lens as well as the sale of merchandise. I have really enjoyed being a part of the Squidoo community and hope you have enjoyed the lenses.

Pendleton Old Photos

My lens containing old photographs of Pendleton SC is now ranked 107 overall thanks to an Angel Blessing by Thomas C. I am so excited to be this close to the top 100. Thank you to everyone who has viewed this lens. It continues to be more and more fun as I get contacted by old friends and people continue to share old photos for this site. Such fun!
Pendleton Old Photos

Little Anthony and The Imperials

Little Anthony and the Imperials have been a favorite group of mine for a long time so when Squidoo decided to have a Charity Virtual Concert Series, I chose to do my lens on them. I didn't win the contest but had fun and continued to enjoy working on this lens. My sister, Joan, went on My Space and sent them a message telling them about it and asked them to stop by and leave a comment on my lens. Guess What? Someone from their group did that and we have had so much fun. The lens now has been blessed by a squid angel and is moving up in the rankings. Such fun.
Little Anthony and The Imperials

Happy Grandparents Day to all you grandparents out there

I love being a Grandma. My grandma name is Ohme and I guess this is as good a place as any to tell you why. When my grandson was learning to talk, I was due a knee replacement and it was so hard for me to get up and down while holding him. I would automatically say "Oh Me!" as I tried to get up from a sitting position with him in my arms. He just picked up on it and started mocking me and it just stuck. I love it. He is such a joy to us and we are so thankful that we live in the same town and see him almost daily. Yes,I love being a grandma!

PROVIDENCE QUARTET

Last night I went to our church (Pendleton United Methodist) to hear THE PROVIDENCE QUARTET. It was wonderful. I wish that everyone in town could have heard them. If you see that they are performing somewhere, please go hear them. One of the members is Toby Fricks who is a neighbor of ours. I have known his mom and dad for years and years. This talented group of men are an inspiration.

Congratulations Pendleton Bulldogs

The Pendleton Bulldogs pulled out an exciting victory Friday night. Their next game is September 5 at West Oak and then the next one will be at home against Ware Shoals.
GO DOGS!

PRAYERS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF AVERY ROBINSON

My heartfelt prayers go out to the family and friends of Pendleton High student, Avery Robinson who passed away yesterday.

A Lesson Learned

I know better but still I did it. Live and Learn!
Yesterday I was not having a good day and had spent most of the day in the bed when I realized it was time to pick up my grandson from school. I started to change clothes but instead just put on my shoes and went as I was.........an old stretched out Tshirt and worn out warm ups (I am talking thread bare but hey they are very comfortable) and I didn't even brush my hair or teeth. I thought I would just get in line and pick him up and come back home to my bed.........
Well, I got to the entrance to the parking lot and was stopped by a teacher who explained that the school was in Lock Down and that I would have to come inside and wait with everyone else. Evidently we were surrounded by tornadoes.
I was just mighty glad that I had on the necessary under garments, if you know what I mean!

SQUIDOO VISITS SENIOR FELLOWSHIP

Jean Vegod and I were invited to speak to the Senior Fellowship Group at First Baptist. Diane Scott does such a wonderful job with this program and we appreciated being invited to talk about the Happenings Around Pendleton. We were asked to stay for lunch which was delicious. Rev Krueger was kind enough to set up his lap top to project onto a screen so we could show the Squidoo Pendleton Happenings Lens as well as the Old Pendleton Photos lens. Jean gave each person a Timeless Tours & Travel tote bag filled with flyers, brochures and business cards.

We had so much fun that we have decided to take our presentation on the road. Give us a call if you need a speaker for your next meeting. We love to talk about Pendleton.

Our Family Vacation

Thanks to some very special, generous friends, we were able to take a week long vacation and it was fantastic. Our whole family was together around the dinner table a couple of times and I just loved that. We took our grandson to the South Carolina Aquarium and the Charleston Museum. He enjoyed both as well as playing in the ocean, fishing, and eating great seafood. It was a wonderful week!

What a Week!

It has really been a fun week this week. I turned 60 on Tuesday and realize more and more each day how much I am blessed with a wonderful family and great friends. On Thursday my grandson and I had a space at the Farmers Market for him to sell his homemade lemonade and cookies. We had fun. Then today.....well today.....I was so excited to see that my Old Pendleton Photos lens was #1 in the Local Category. Yes, it has been an exciting week.

A GREAT HONOR

I was so surprised and thrilled when I received the Key To The City. This came as a complete shock to say the least. I am just now able to reflect on this wonderful moment. It is displayed with pride in our den and there is just no way to explain what this meant to me. Thank you to our wonderful Town Council for thinking so much of me. It is still hard to believe.

Red Hat Society Have Lunch At 1826 On The Green

Hibiscus

Our Perinial Hibiscus has really made a show this year. My sister, Betty, told me that I needed to take a picture of it so here it is. We have really enjoyed it. It must like the dry weather.

Pendleton Hometown Painters

Have ya'll heard about one of the new businesses in town? These two energetic women have started their own House Painting Business called Pendleton Hometown Painters and they are the ones that have been making the old Pendleton House look so pretty. If you need a job done, give them a call for a free estimate on your interior or exterior. Call 617-4177 and Pam will be glad to help you. Visit their new lens:
Pendleton Hometown Painters

Pendleton Area Business Association

PABA met last night and they allowed me to tell about Squidoo and my next lens which will feature the businesses on the square and beyond. It was a very good meeting and a wonderful group of people. It was so nice to meet the new business owners of Whitworth Trading Company and The Village Baker. These two new businesses will add a lot to our little town.

Aunt Ruby's Peach Cobbler

I have made Aunt Ruby's Peach Cobbler at least 100 times and it was always delicious. This past weekend I decided to give my husband a treat and make it. I looked for the recipe and couldn't find it but felt confident that I remembered it. Aunt Ruby used to say "It is just 2,2,2" meaning 2 cups of everything - peaches, flour, milk and sugar with one stick of butter. I was preoccupied with Squidoo and that is not a good mixture for cooking. I wasn't thinking and used the 1/2 cup measurer that was in the flour as 1 cup and then when I realized it, I tried to add more flour to get it right. I kept going back to my computer to check to see if I had any traffic on my 3 lenses and really didn't have my heart into the cobbler at all. I stuck it in the oven and went back to Squidoo. When I opened the oven door to check it, I was shocked to find that it had overflowed the dish and left what my husband said looked like the Michelin Tire man in the bottom of the oven. Yes, I am serious. There was a pretty tall glob of dough cooking at the bottom and the dish looked like a volcano had erupted. I pulled it out and it was a big mess to say the least. I wondered what Aunt Ruby would have said about that. Then a feeling of sheer comfort came over me as I thought about my wonderful Aunt Ruby and knew that she would have just hugged my neck and said, "Don't worry. It will still taste good". It must have because my husband just about ate the whole thing and had lots of fun teasing me.

My Sister Got Lens Of The Day

Oh wow, I am so proud of Joan for getting Lens of the Day especially since it was the one about our Mom's Congo Squares. Such fun memories. Way to go Joanie!
Tate Tradition

OLD ROAD IN FRONT OF FARMERS HALL

I saw Jacky Manley today at Granny's Grill. I love my Saturday morning breakfast at Granny's. About a year ago my husband asked me to join him and I have been going ever since. I get to sit with the greatest table of people and really enjoy this outing......ok.....back to Jacky.....he asked me what the name of the old road was that used to go in front of the Farmers Hall. I remember that road well but can't think of the name of it for anything and he wouldn't tell me. It is driving me crazy. If you are reading this and know the answer, please tell me. Thanks, Nancy

GOLDFINCH

We have certainly enjoyed the beautiful Goldfinch this summer. My husband got a mesh bag of seed from Griff's and attached it to the pole that holds a hummingbird feeder. The finches and hummingbirds are constantly getting their fill. I have seen as many as 4 goldfinch and 2 hummingbirds all there at the same time. If you want to learn more about the Goldfinch, you can check out this Squidoo site. I have about decided that you can learn almost anything from Squidoo. With over 600,000 lenses, just about every topic known to man is discussed and explored.

http://www.squidoo.com/americangoldfinch

5 FORKS AND A SPOON CAFE

When I heard the name, I knew that I would have to go and eat at "5 Forks And A Spoon" which is in an old little grocery store in the 5 Forks Community on Slater Road. It is so neat. I had a delicious hamburger and my husband had the grilled chicken, beans, mac and cheese and canteloupe. We got there before 12 which was a good time since it was filling up fast when we left. I just love the name......how clever!

COMING SOON

My next lens will be on the Pendleton Businesses. I will begin with the businesses around the square and branch out from there. This will take some time as I visit each merchant, take a picture, and get information.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES!

OLD PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL PICTURE

Pendleton News

The "Happenings Around Pendleton" now has its own lens and will be updated regularly. Please check it out and mark it as a "favorite" so you can easily check it every week. If you have an event that you want posted, please leave it in the Comment section with your contact information.
Pendleton Happenings