This is Hume Lake as seen from the footbridge that crosses Ten-Mile Creek on the end of the lake toward the dam. For the past eight summers, I’ve had an idyllic reunion with a childhood friend at her Hume cabin. It is modest and rustic, and our times there are a real bright spot in life.
“Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.
That’s a song that we sometimes sing together, especially when we are out in a rowboat on the lake. We also have been known to sing “When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall”, “Kookaburra”, and a round with 3 different parts including “Fish and Chips and Vinegar”.
You’d want ear plugs if you were with us.
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I love the June calendar drawing! It’s always fun to see what I get to look at all month!
Michelle, thank you! It really touched me that you ordered a calendar, being from your own beautiful place with your own artistry.
That’s my name too!
Whenever I go out,
The people always shout,
“There goes John Jacob Jimgleheimer Schmidt”
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da! ?
I guess you’ll have to sing it to me this summer when you come up the hill!
Deal!
June, it is! And just 10 minutes ago I flipped over the page on my calendar.
Your camp songs echo my experience playing guitar at Girl Scout Camp. “Make New Friends” was a round, which was always fun to sing. And yes, we had our silly songs, too. Right, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?
Sharon, yes, we also sang John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, but I can’t remember past the first line (repeated twice)! We were in Pioneer Girls.
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