Bonnie, Clyde and the Road Warriors

Note the Attribution: "Made by Gin and Mom, not Silass"

 “Made by Gin and Mom, not Silas”

Lots of activity in town yesterday – vacationing cousins at the Red House spilling out into the church, the bay, the chicken coop and who knows where else.  Five kids all under nine years old can cover a lot of territory.  In fact, they couldn’t even keep track of each other very well and we had several quick visits asking the burning question, “Have you seen…?”

In addition, about lunch time, up drove a shiny 1929 Oldsmobile Viking and out climbed our friends Malcolm and Ardell McPhail along with Malcolm’s cousins from Missouri.  “We’re showing them the sights,” said Ardell.  “We’ve had the car for three years but we’ve never driven it this far before.”

The McPhails, alias Bonnie and Clyde

The McPhails, alias Bonnie and Clyde

With that, she reached into the back seat, extracted two toy machine guns and the well-respected, cranberry-growing McPhails took a Bonnie-and-Clyde pose right there across from the Oysterville Church!  I had the fleeting thought that this probably wasn’t quite politically correct or maybe not even legal these days but, it’s a church, not a bank… and so I took a picture for posterity.

The car belonged last to Dick Sheldon and I’m not clear whether he was the one who put in the V-8 engine and automatic transmission and changed out the steering wheel.  I’m not up on my spiffy car knowledge so I’m not sure how you would classify this one – classic or rod?  I just call it “impressive.”  Especially the ooga-ooga horn that Malcolm tooted for us as they departed.

Sixth Generation Red House Cousins

Sixth Generation Red House Cousins

Late in the afternoon when we walked up to the Red House for a visit with the cousins and with neighbors Jim and Anne Kepner, we found that the kids were all present and accounted for and still full of sixth generation energy and antics.  We of the older generations got caught up on the years’ happenings and even did a bit of speculating about Oysterville’s future.

“One thing for sure,” agreed Lexie and Abby, “there’ll be Espys here for generations to come!”  I’m pretty certain they’re right about that!

One Response to “Bonnie, Clyde and the Road Warriors”

  1. Stephanie Frieze says:

    What a wonderful day! I love the picture you paint of the children playing all over the village and what lovely memories they were making!

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