by Mountain City resident M.C. Foster
As Pauline Tom and her husband RonTom celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary in Jamaica this week, we at the Hays Free Press provide our Mountain City residents with a little tidbit that captures the flavor of Montage.
Below is an email sent to Pauline from Mountain City resident M.C. Forister. Enjoy.
“Hi! I sure did laughed after reading the article about “Old lady Forister” that you put into the newspapers. I still remember years ago when I first met one of the neighbor. After we got through talking, she asked me, “What should I call you?” and I said, “Oh, just call me old lady Forister” and she said, “OK!” Later, she told her daughter that she was going to visit the old lady Forister. Her daughter was shocked and yelled, “MOM! THAT IS NOT NICE TO CALL HER THAT!” and the neighbor said, “Well, that is what she told me to call her that!” I laughed when she told me that and I said, “Uh, Oh! I got you in trouble with your daughter!” and she said, “YEAH!” and we both laughed so. Oh, bless her soul as she passed away a month ago at the age of 84. She was such a sweet gal and was darn good artist too. (I’m 78, going on 300, no thanks to Fibromyalgia since birth)
And, you mentioned about Painted Buntings!! I still remember in the early 1980s while visiting my parents near Karnes City. I was out in the lot and sudden saw this bird sitting on a fence post, and I have never seen it. I then ran to the house to get my camera and told my mother about that bird. She said, “Oh, that’s Painted Buntings!” and I said, “A what?” as I never heard of it. I thought someone caught that poor bird, abused it by painted it. That was a beautiful bird I had ever see. Wow! I even checked the large book with pictures of all kinds of birds, that I gave to my parents. Sure enough, that was what I saw out there, only one time too. Take care.
Love, Forister”
