Sizzling Spring and Summer Sundown Vacation Series Presents – Riding in the Rodeo Parade #WednesdayWords #WeeklySmile #Inspiration

By Abbie Johnson Taylor

Published by Patty L. Fletcher – Patty’s Worlds Publishing (Where Blogging is Publishing Too)

Reader’s Note

As I’m doing this series thus scheduling my posts to go out at the time of Sundown, I’ve noted our days getting shorter. The time drops back two-minutes each day.

Good evening, everyone.

I hope you’re well.

Here, it’s sundown in Patty’s Worlds, and time for another installment in the Sizzling Spring and Summer Sundown Vacation series.

Tonight, Abbie’s back again and she’s sharing a post about summertime festivities in her town.

Let’s head on over to Abbie’s corner of the world to see what she’s for us today.

Riding in the Rodeo Parade #WednesdayWords #WeeklySmile #Inspiration

Every summer, here in Sheridan, Wyoming, my hometown, we hold an annual rodeo during the second week in July. As part of this event, other activities including a parade, boot kick-off, and street dance also take place. And for kids and the young at heart, there’s a carnival.

After my family moved here in 1973 when I was twelve, I enjoyed the parade, though I couldn’t always see the floats, due to my limited vision, and had to rely on others to describe them. But the highlight for me was the music, and I always loved being in the parade when I had a chance.

This year, one of my singing groups, The Hubcaps, was on a float representing our senior center,

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News Nuggets: New from Abbie Johnson Taylor
Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
By Abbie Johnson Taylor
Copyright 2021
Independently published with the help of DLD Books

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.

After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.

Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.

Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?

Excerpt from Chapter 1

I hated walking with my mom and sister down that long, bright hallway in the nursing home where my grandma lived. The white tile floor and the ceiling covered with fluorescent lights reminded me of school. The only difference was that there were handrails on either side that old people could hold onto while they walked, so they wouldn’t fall.

The blare of television sets from just about every room we passed, laughter and chatter from the nurses’ station, and announcements over the PA system made me wonder why Dad called this place a rest home. The sharp aroma of disinfectant reminded me of the monthly trips I’d made to the dentist years before to have my braces adjusted. I nearly gagged as I remembered the goop they put in my mouth so they could take impressions of my teeth before the braces were put on.

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