A Lad And His Boat
Pap's father, Wade, was an old time Baptist Preacher (thats him above with Paul).
Pap heard him tell a story about a lad who made a small boat during one of his sermons.
The lad placed the boat in a rushing stream to see if it would float. As the wind began to blow, the boat was taken from his reach. He frantically tried to rescue the boat-but to no avail.
The lad searched from shore to shore but never found the little boat. He grieved for the boat he had made. As time went swiftly by, he happened to see the boat in a store window-oh how great the joy he felt. He would own the boat once more-no matter what the cost.
The story of the lad and his boat stuck with Pap. He discussed it with his father, wanting all the details surrounding the story. The image of the lad loosing what was his-only to have to buy it back again inspired Pap to write the song I chose for this week's Pickin' & Grinnin' In The Kitchen Spot- I Twice Belong To Thee.
Before you start the video, go to the radio and pause it by clicking the first "button" starting on the left under the title. You need to do this-so you can hear the video. If you have dreaded dial up service (like I do)-I would suggest you click the button to start the video and then go do something else until it loads. Once it has downloaded then you can start it back to the beginning and watch it through.
I hope you enjoyed Pap's song, the wonderful 2-part harmony, and Paul's flat-top picking.
My Papaw, Wade, has been dead many years-he died the year before The Deer Hunter and I were married. I still miss him. He had great wisdom to share-like the story of the lad and his boat. But he was also a real Appalachian Mountain character-you never knew what he was going to say or do next. He wore overalls every day-except Sunday.
Do you have any memories of wisdom passed on by your grandparents or someone else that was important to you? I need all the wisdom I can get-so please leave me a comment!
Tipper
p.s. Today's Acorn Giveaway winner is Leslie from Yarn and Needles! She won...
One of Granny's Spider Webs! Others are available in the Blind Pig & The Acorn Etsy Shop. The next Acorn Giveaway will beOct. 17th-so keep commenting!
Boat photo provided by Silenceofnight from EveryStockPhoto .
