If the material on Route 66 News seems a bit sparse or somewhat disorganized in recent days, there’s a good reason. I was out of town the entire weekend, and any use I had of a computer was sporadic. Projects that would have required more of my time were shoved to the back burner.
The reason for my extended departure was because of a funeral. My brother-in-law and his wife’s twin girls were born prematurely, and both babies died a few days later.
I’m reluctant to tell of happenings in my life because this is a site about Route 66, not a journal. However, my wife Emily’s blog, aka Redforkhippie, serves a more personal purpose, and that’s where many people learned about the twins, Adeline and Georgia.
Emily, her family and I have been gratified by the outpouring of support and condolences from the Route 66 community during this sad time. I think several members of the family, who are not Route 66ers, now understand why we like this road so much.
Ron and Em:
One of the best descriptions I ever heard of Route 66 was from a songwriter named Kevin Welch (who grew up in Tulsa just off 66), who said he thought of it as a “long thin town.”
I fully believe that to be true, and in times like this, this is where your neighbors start showing up at your door with casseroles and begin making coffee in your kitchen and doing your dishes even though you don’t want a cup of coffee and hate casseroles and your dishes were already clean.
Deal with it.
A pretty wise guy once said…”And in the end, the love you give….”
I think you know the rest.
God bless you neighbors.
from the East end…
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