‘fix *1 On being . ** a farm -And oth^j hazards vHHBH W #*■■■■■ Joyce Bupp There are days weeks, even during which I marvel endlessly at the luck and concern with which this household is continuously showered. The showers of blessings of which I speak come in the form of deluges of mail, rained down upon our rural mailbox by our devoted and long-suffering rural postman, . Retail .95 Rei Is Iho Stork Arming Soon? We Have A Lovely Selection of BABY FURNITURE Cribs, High Chairs, Cradles, Rockers, Changers Your Best Buy Is Here...At Unclaimed Freight Co. 1 6 PC. PINE GROUPS iC-® wi th Party Ottoman In Antron Nylon $1099.95 OUR aaqq qc ' CASH PRICE...?/Cyy.Hs I^3 # Sleep Snug And Warm This Winter! . 200-BLANKETS N “Cameo” by Owens 72”x90” in Blue, Yellow Fits Full & Twin Size Bed TOP NAME BRAND BEDDING, WE TOLD THE MFG. WE WOULD NOT DISCLOSE Name Brand!!!! MATTRESS&BOXSPRING...FULL WARRANTY!!! Single... Reg. Ret. $399.95 Double... Reg. Ret. $499.95 Queen... Reg. Ret. $629.95 Frying Pans, Teflon II Humidifiers...lB pints... 24 hour... Automatic Shut-Off OUR CASH PRICE $179.95 FULL SIZE ROCKERS...MapIe, Pine, Oak... Reg. Ret. $269.95 OUR CASH PRICE $98.95 19” Color TV’s... Reg. Ret. $509.95 19” Color TV’s... Reg. Ret. $629.95 OUR CASH PRICE $259.95 LIVING ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, BEDROOMS, PITT GROUPS WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF END TABLES, BOOKCASES, DESKS, RECLINERS, WATERBEDS, ETC. STORE HOURS: LANCASTER YORK CARLISLE Mon. thru Fri. 3019 Hempland Rd. 4585 West Market St. 1880 Harrisburg Pike 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lancaster, PA York, PA Carlisle, PA Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 717-397-6241 717-792-3502 717-249-5718 Sunday noon to 5 p.m. (Carlisle Pike) No Refunds. No Exchanges. Cash & Carry " mmm FINANCING AVAILABLE Not responsible for typographical errors! whose life is doubtless enriched by having been a part of the delivery of so much caring by those who send out “greetings.” Last week the showers were overwhelming in their attempts to improve our lives. One really neat piece of mail came smiling. Really it did. Peeking through the clear window 50 - 5 PIECE TRESTLE TABLE DINING ROOM SETS Table, 4 Chairs w/Upholstered Seats Full Size (Almost Identical) OUR CASH PRICE $209.95 OUR Matching pair of lamps and shades $35 CASH PRICE *-UMCAHU «| TTtTcin lOHiiurowN ciNnaviui I J "" of this giant envelope were a few dozen bright, smiling faces. Stickers. Round stickers in red, green, yellow, blue. Stickers with wide-eyed faces, toothy grins, smug countenances and winking eyes. Made you feel good just to look at them. The stickers stayed. The ad vertising for a children’s magazine which was to greatly improve our offspring’s lives was pitched. After all, our offspring are into hunting, running, cow and horse magazines. But we argued over who would get to keep the stickers. With the same shipment of goodies came an offer for me to attend a “minute management” seminar. Goodness knows I could use some help in learning to manage. The minute that most needs management is the one in which everyone sweeps into the house before supper, bringing mud, manure, hay and straw, and un does all the cleaning it took hours Reg. Retail $12.95 OUR CASH PRICE $4.00 Limit 2 Per Customer OUR CASH PRICE $149.95 OUR CASH PRICE $189.95 OUR CASH PRICE $259.95 ..OUR CASH PRICE $5.00 COUMMIU AVI lIAfMC UCHTI to do. The real winner of the week, though, was the envelope that fell out of the mail stack with this message in big letters across the front: “The more wrinkles she gets the more beautiful she becomes.” Convinced that these greetings at least the part about the wrinkles was solely directed at yours truly, our son slashed the envelope and dumped out the contents. Which included a picture of a stuffed dog, related printed sales pitch of how stuffed, wrinkly puppies are a perfect gift and a headline promoting how “every wrinkle made her more desirable." There are far more stuffed animals around here now than we need. In fact, there are usually two or three of them trying to run through the basement door whenever someone goes in or out. I tossed the promo literature but considered developing the headline into a rally song for those of us finding more and more wrinkles glaring back at us from 4-H Dairy Awards Banquet were; front row left, Seth Wolf gang, first year member award; and Danielle Breaux, high junior project score award. Back row left, Greg Moser, owner breeder award; and Tricia Curtis, high senior project score award. 0 CSSa Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Novamber 1,198645 Montgomery County Honors 4-H Dairy Members the harsh reality of the mirror. Even the telephone joins the mailman in bringing surprises to make our lives more carefree and at ease. Consider the extreme luck if you will of the farmer last week. He won a burial plot. Ungrateful recipient that he was, he turned down the opportunity to have the deed presented in person at our front door. After all, there was no guarantee that, if he tried it and didn’t like it, he could never get it back and get a new location. We surely sleep better at night knowing that so many concerned firms out there in big business land spend so much time, effort and money sticking their advertising noses into literally every facet of our personal lives. If there were some way to redirect all that energy into such causes as pollution or hunger or world peace, we just might ac complish something worthwhile and lasting on this planet. mce