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Today, we say goodbye to the Old Corn Crib. He once was a robust, sturdy, proud holder of cattle feed. A vision of productive farming operations. He served the Miller farmers well, but over 50 years of rain, wind, snow and sun has taken its toll. Today, we say goodbye.
The destruction of a sagging structure, once a staple of a landscape, always harbors a tinge of sadness for me. What is now being reduced to a pile of rubble and soon, a memory, has been around for many a life event. I always think, "How much has happened to those associated to this building while it stood?" How many births, how many deaths? How many marriages, how many anniversary parties? How many blizzards, how many dry summers? How many laughs, how many tears? Was the Old Corn Crib standing when the Beatles arrived in New York, this day, 1964?
For the Millers, 4 generations of life activity took place under the watch of the Old Corn Crib. Perhaps, when whatever replaces him is destroyed, the 8th generation will think:
"I wonder how many......?"
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ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you! remember that night that lasted til 6am and everything that came out of my mouth was completely wrong and because of that, completely misunderstood??? THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT!!! I'm so glad you decided to do this. I know how good you are at what you are currently doing, but I also know how good you are at what you THOUGHT you were going to be doing all those years ago when we THOUGHT we were going to be doing all sorts of "things" :) You are a wonderful writer - always have been! I loved reading about that Old Corn Bin and it made me think of my own memories of "old corn bins" from my past. We grew up in an extraordinary place that few can appreciate and we have the privilege of literally seeing how time takes its toll on its landscape in the faces of its "old corn bins." We spent the day driving the back roads of our area today and commented on the very same things that you commented on in this post. Love you and I'm excited to read more!!!!!
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