The Taylors' Front Porch
Pull up a chair! Have a sit-down an' shoot the breeze with us. Later on, maybe we'll go down to the drugstore to get a bottle of pop .  .  . maybe see what's showin' at the Grand .  .  .  . What you gonna do tonight, Barn?

September 28, 2026 - Msg 121625: Good for you, Possum. Makes me mad that she had the audacity to treat you that way after all you have done for her father. What an obnoxious ingrate! There, I said it and I'm not taking it back.
I'm glad Mr. Possum didn't flip out on you. Just make sure that you don't accidentally take anything that the daughter can try to get you in trouble for. Man, that chaps me.

Hey to Maude. Do you think you could stand outside with a big fan and send some of that cooler weather our way? We havent had a break since May and it continues to be in the 90s with high humidity every day. I went out today for my flu shot and to get some groceries and by the time I got home I was sapped. Its just no fun trying to experience fall when it still feels like august but I try. I did my fall decorating and put some orange lights on the mantle, as usual. It is supposed to get all the way down into the 80s later in the week. whoopee..lol

By the way, burgers and hotdogs sounds fine. Who's gonna bring dessert? I can make my peanut butter brownies. They are out of this world.

Boo
September 28, 2026 - Msg 121626: I can't believe I swept in this heat!

Boo
September 29, 2026 - Msg 121627: Hey y'all- Boo,I don't like my character being attacked but I know who I am and the people that matter know that too. She's a low class piece of work- oh,she can be sweet as pie but also very judgmental and vindictive. All things considered, it went better than I expected. She could have phoned me,or stormed in here to confront me,her daughter could have joined in,so yeah,it went better than expected.
Sorry it's so hot there, still! I would have swept the porch if I'd only shown up earlier!
Party at the Rimshaw house?? I'm down with it! I'll see if I can book Carl Benson and the Wildcats,with his mama on sax,of course!

possum again
September 30, 2026 - Msg 121628:

HI Gang, so sorry that I have been awol for quite a spell.
I am ok, have just been busy with family, church, and neighbors.
All GOOD busy. Believe it or not, neighbors still bring me dinners,
fully cooked and delicious. :) It will be two years in January since
Cecile's passing.
Well, I am officially "Romeena!" Yup, the senior group at church is going
to play... you guessed it... BUNCO! I have been going more lately, lots of good
fellowship playing board games and bingo, etc, and one lady said "Let's do bunco next time!"

POSSUM, I am so happy for you. The pain that you have gone thru with this whole ordeal
has just touched my soul. I am SOOO happy that things are turning around.

Big Maude, good to hear from you too. Sounds like you are still busy with work, and of course
the grandkids. So sorry to hear about the ear tube coming out however. We had a nice rainstorm yesterday of remnats of a hurricane coming up from Baha. It was only 80 today, so we are FINALLY
cooling down a bit! Yippie!

GOOBER-FIse - :) Please let us know how Mayberry Days went. I saw a few pics on FB, and it looks
like it rained on the parade. Or just my imagination? Hey, here's a thought for a Mayberry auction project...a wooden version of Opie's little cash register slot machine in the ep shown tonight. :)

I was watching ME-TV on a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago, and they showed the VERY first
episode of Gilligan's Island; and lo and behold, when the guy on their "amazing" radio was talking about those stranded, he said "...and skipper Jonas Grumby, and a professor, Roy Hinkley."
I think that is the only time that their names are used!! ha

APB FOR ALL YOU MISSING PORCHSTERS! Y'ALL COME BACK NOW, HEAR! a la Beverly Hillbillies. :)
MDC
September 30, 2026 - Msg 121629: MDC...We were about to send out the “Mounties” to look for you!...Glad you are keeping yourself busy! Speaking of BUSY, it was another busy M/D’s...Run...Run..Run!

It was a BEAUTIFUL weekend NO RAIN ☔️ and mild temps. I got to hang out with Julie and several of my “Cronie” friends. I even got to meet “Sissy” from Family Affair who also has some Mayberry ties.

I rode in the parade with our “Miss Mayberry” Sarah in her Dad’s squad car and pass out candy to the kids...Let me tell you there were smiling faces 😃 EVERYWHERE!!...Well worth the time spent....

I’ll post the link to all the pictures once they get posted, so y’all can see them...

BTW....MDC I talked to Mikel @ The Mayberry Motor Inn, he penciled ✏️ you in for the Meet-Up in July, but you better give him a call ☎️ to confirm it...

Possum, Great News!..Glad to hear you are turning the corner on your situation...

Love ❤️ Peace ☮️ and Little Doughnuts 🍩 To ALL!...G-F
September 30, 2026 - Msg 121630: Glad things went better than you expected Possum. I cant wait till you are out of there!

Guess what I saw yesterday? I just wish I could remember what I watched it on! It was an old episode of This is Your Life with Andy on it. He seemed less than thrilled to be in the spotlight but managed to get through it. It was made during the color TAGS eps I think. His wife and two children were there and no one seemed thrilled. lol

Good to see you back, MDC. Glad you are cooling down a bit. It is still in the 90s with high humidity here. Positively awful but we expecting rain and to get into the 80s by Friday.
Have fun with the bunco. The only time I ever played, I got scratched by some church lady's long fingernails so watch out when you grab for those dice!

Boo
October 01, 2026 - Msg 121631:

Here's a quick trivia question for y'all; and I ask because i dont know the answer:

Is the "Barney and the Choir" episode the only one where Thelma Lou plays the piano?
That one aired tonight, and I got to thinking that when she sat down and played it!
More later,
MDC

PS: Looking forward to the pictures GF

October 01, 2026 - Msg 121632: Hey Ya’ll here’s a couple good video’s of the weekend…G-F

https://youtu.be/WHYQMbGmQIA

https://youtu.be/qeVSuACQGYg

At the very beginning of the second one, I shoulda got an award 🏆 for the best limp by a Mayberry fan…
I was right there in it!….I was Tired as a dog but had the time of my life!
October 01, 2026 - Msg 121633: *We won’t talk about lost flip 📞 phone tho…It’s my “touchy” subject….😡😡😡😡 G-F
October 01, 2026 - Msg 121634: *We won’t talk about lost flip 📞 phone tho…It’s my “touchy” subject….😡😡😡😡 G-F
October 01, 2026 - Msg 121635: Sorry didn’t mean to rub it in….
October 02, 2026 - Msg 121636: I’ll add this one too….
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mv3LS-1oOp0&feature=shared

G-F
October 03, 2026 - Msg 121637:

Oh GF, thanks for talking to Mikel. I will give him a call.
Hopefully BOO and Possum can also join us! :)
Prayers,
MDC


October 04, 2026 - Msg 121638: Howdy Porch family, hope you are all well this sunday evening. We are happy cause temps are around 80 and it is cloudy with drizzle. Such a nice relief from the heat.

Bruce and I went for a drive in the country and visited a little town called Woodsboro. They have a burger stand there called The Frosty that Bruce wanted to try and it was a good choice. I had a really good grilled chicken sandwich and Bruce said his burger was great, too. It is a family run place and we were served by the sweetest young ladies who looked to be in their late teens. Such precious girls.

On Friday, Sean drove me to San Antonio for a little adventure and I enjoyed that. There is a mexican food restaurant we have always liked to go to but it had new ownership and just wasn't good this time, sadly. I looked around and everyone in the place had to be 60 and over, which, as Sean pointed out may be why the food was very under seasoned and bland. Well, now we know.
We visited a lovely bakery near there called Baklava Bakery and it was a beautiful place owned and run by a middle eastern family. Such wonderful customer service and beautiful pastries. That was a win for sure.
Also visited a couple of markets that we dont have in corpus christi like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market. Dont know if you all have either of those in your area. It was a nice little trip and I always enjoy traveling with Sean. You all know him and have watched him grow up but I just want you to know that he has grown into a man of character and kindness. I know I am his mom, but I can say for certain that he has a huge heart for people and animals and is always, always kind to his mother. When I asked God for a son, he certainly gave me a special one.

Well, guess I will mosey on out of here and find something productive to do.

Boo
October 05, 2026 - Msg 121639:

BOO-Both of those stores are within 3 miles of my home! :) Love em both
to pieces. Good stuff! I also have a Sprouts. They have a non-sugary
puffed rice cereal that I like.
Such nice, and very deserving, words for Sean. Yup, we "watched" him grow
into the fine young man that he is.
Today, Oct. 4th, is St. Francis' Feast Day. We had a blessing of the animals
at church this afternoon. Very nice.
Happy October. It's "almost" fall here. :)
Possum, how goes the move? Prayers continue for ya.
Later,
MDC
October 05, 2026 - Msg 121640: Nice to read about your adventures, Boo. You hit the jackpot with Sean. Blessed,indeed.
Hey MDC- still here but SSVF ( Supportive Services for Veterans Families) is prioritizing getting Laci and I moved and I am hoping by end of this week. Lots of paperwork, phone calls and questions. No furniture except for beds and a couple of camping chairs but they will work on that for us. The important thing is getting us up there.
I am ready to go. Mr. Possum has been something today. He's handling this better than expected but he acts up due to the stroke and he had it going on today. I am worn out. Will keep y'all posted,just please continue to pray for us all in this season of change. Very much appreciated.
Take care,all.
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possum u.a.r.
October 06, 2026 - Msg 121641: Mayberry Days photo gallery pictures are posted..here’s the link…
https://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/images/galleries/md26photogallery.html

Enjoy….G-F
October 06, 2026 - Msg 121642: I declare, possum, for the life of me, I don't know what gets into people. I'll give my take on such matters: If someone insults/criticizes you, what's to worry about? It's either true or it's not. If it's true, you shouldn't take offense to being told the truth. If it's not true, why be bothered by someone lying about you?

Billy Ray the Philosophical Postman
October 07, 2026 - Msg 121643: Billy Ray, I think you mean well but I feel your comments to Possum may be doing more harm than good. It comes across as rather judgmental, which I am sure you didnt intend? Possum has been through h#ll for years and has every right to feel her feelings and express them here on the porch among friends. I hope you understand.

Boo
October 08, 2026 - Msg 121644:

G-F _THanks for that amazing collection of Mayberry Days pics!
Very very cool, and so much appreciated! :)
Boo and Billy Ray- I get what you're both saying, and this
situation's depth is pretty steep especially because family
doesnt want to step up. Please keep the whole thing in your
prayers as it get closer to being resolved.
Yippee, we are suppose to get rain on Sunday. The weather
went back up to 102 today, but the rain will hopefully start a cooling trend! I hope to be right there in it. :)
Keep looking up,
MDC
October 11, 2026 - Msg 121645:

Hello? Wow, I hope everyone is doing OK.
While watching "Andy's Rich Girlfriend" last night,
I noticed that when Andy puLls up behind Peggy's new T-Bird, Andy's house is just one door down! ha.
Does this make me a trained noticer? :)
BTW, we DID get rain tonight (Sat.) and boy was it needed!

GOOD SABBATH TO ALL,
MDC
October 11, 2026 - Msg 121646: Hey MDC, good to see somebody on the porch. Things have been real empty lately.
I never noticed the "whoops" that you noticed in that episode. I will have to look for it now.
Glad you are getting some rain. Its still pretty hot here and is up in the 90s during the day, but the humidity is easing up like it usually does in the fall here. We are sure wanting some cooler days, though.

Well, not much interesting to say today. I was in the kitchen alot preparing some thing that Bruce will be able to eat next week after his cochlear implant surgery. He may have some pain while chewing so I made some mild chili and beans and will probably freeze some potato soup tomorrow.
Please remember Bruce in your prayers, as he will be stopping his blood thinners for surgery and that makes him nervous. I pray all goes well and that the surgery is a success. We have waited so long for this. They actually make an incision behind the ear and have to drill through bone to do the implant so I expect he will be pretty sore. Sometimes dizziness is a side effect, too. I just can't wait until he can hear me talk to him.

Well, time to put my feet up.

Hope things are coming along with Possum's move.

Boo
October 12, 2026 - Msg 121647: Hey Porchsters- Still here. Caseworker has everything needed to add Laci and myself to their program, which will avail us to the moving and transportation help.Had a bit of a wait because Friday was a staff meeting day,then the weekend and today Columbus Day but she told my daughter she will have everything completed this week. It will have to be approved, the movers lined up,transportation scheduled,so I am hoping by end of this week. Enough is enough now. Daughter's been up there for weeks,not a soul to talk to,no tv,no furniture other than bed and some camping chsirs,Laci ,I know,misses her mama,I need to go,it's been hard. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Thanks,friends.
Prayers for Bruce,Boo. How wonderful it will be for him and everyone to have a better quality of hearing. I pray things go well for him. Please keep us updated.
Y'all take care and peace and love to all.

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possum u.a.r
October 12, 2026 - Msg 121648: Pumpkin 🎃 carving patterns....Check out the link...G-F
https://www.imayberry.com/remshaw/
October 12, 2026 - Msg 121649: Easy way is to buy a foam one from Michael’s or most any hobby store and print out a pattern and use an exact knife to cut it out and use a sharpie to color in the areas that are usually carved out.

This way you can display it year round....G-F
October 13, 2026 - Msg 121650:

You are a bird in this world! :)
To Poor Horatio, if you still look in, Happy Canadian Thanksgiving today!

mdc


October 13, 2026 - Msg 121651: The world needs bird now and then....Especially around Thanksgiving! 🦃 ....HaHa 🤣 G-F
October 14, 2026 - Msg 121652: Glad things are moving in the right direction, Possum. Hope things go smoothly from here on out. Do you know what Mr. Possum is going to do? Will he stay in his house with the help of his kids?
Thank you for those prayers for Bruce. Tomorrow is the big day!

Speaking of Poor Horatio, MDC, I sure wonder about a lot of the porchsters that used to come around, like Sterling. I hope he and his family are ok. I keep in touch with Duane (Me-They) and he is well. All his young ones are pretty much grown now and his youngest is either a senior or graduated. I can't recall. His boy is grown and has a fiance', his oldest, Nora is married and expecting their first baby (its a boy). The other girls are doing well, as far as I know, and his dear wife, Patty changed jobs to one that I believe she likes better. Patty is a bird in this world. They are a great couple that I have grown to love over the years. I count them as treasured friends.

Well, I made a meatloaf that needs to be eaten or put away so I better scoot. Hope you all have a good rest of the week.

Boo
October 15, 2026 - Msg 121653: Hey y'all. Praying things go well for Bruce today,Boo.

Still playing the waiting game here. It's hard. Praying we get moved soon. I cannot support two residences! This has me extremely stressed out. My daughter has a Tracfone, it's vital she has a phone and can text,email and call her caseworker and keep in touch with me,since she is there all alone. Seems like every other day the data stops working and although we contact Tracfone, they can't fix it but mighty funny that as soon as I buy another data plan,everything is magically working again! I cannot afford this! I know I've spent over $50 in under 72 hours.


If we can just get up there,I plan to switch my cell phone plan and will add her phone to the new plan. Really need to get away from Tracfone- such a rip off!!

I know y'all are tired of my problems and complaints sorry. Please, please pray Laci and I get moved soon! This is ridiculous.

Boo,I think Mr. Possum plans on staying here. He really doesn't need to. This old house is like a meat locker during the winter.A major reason I'm leaving is the condition of this place.Last winter nearly broke me ,mentally and physically. I believe his family will see to it that he's cared for but I really don't know their intentions. His " daughter" has texted me asking to please let her know when I leave because she doesn't want him to be alone. So,that's a good indication that they'll take care of him. I hate the situation, but I have to go.

Will update when there's any progress.
Y'all take care. Boo,please let us know how things go with Bruce. God bless.

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possum u.a.r
October 15, 2026 - Msg 121654: Going Monday!!!

Yay!!!

possum again
October 15, 2026 - Msg 121655: Hey Porch!

I've been reading through all the messages and I'm sure sorry to hear of the hard times some of our friends here on the porch have been having. May the Lord be with you and give you His strength.

I've seen that GooberFife posted several videos from Mayberry Days 2026 that are GREAT! SurryArts.com photo gallery, also GREAT!

I'm going to add this week's Two Chairs No Waiting video of the Tribute Artists portion of Col. Tim's. I think you'll enjoy it and hopefully lift your spirits.

https://youtu.be/f7kXSnSEs-U

I hope you like it as much as I do...the tributes did a great job with Mr.s Wiley's tea party...I'm proud of them.

--Floyd
October 16, 2026 - Msg 121656: Thank you for sharing, Floyd, and thanks again for keeping the porch up and running. We appreciate you so much. If my husband will ever just retire, I plan on coming to mayberry days in the not too distant future.

Good news, Possum!

Bruce's surgery was successful and he had the pressure bandage removed today at the surgeon's office. Everything looked good and he will return in a week for another check, and then two weeks later will see the audiologist to have the implant turned on. I will keep you all up to date on what transpires. Thank you for the prayers. He had kind of a rough night last night due to pain and balance issues but today is so much better.

Love,
Boo
October 18, 2026 - Msg 121657: Hey...yoo hoo...Two days later and wondering how everyone is doing this weekend.

Hoping Possum will get moved into on monday and she is probably busy packing things up.

Bruce acts like he had more than just ear surgery. lol. He isnt very patient with not feeling well and this surgery has been tougher than he thought it would be. He is a little better today and should continue to feel better each day. Thank you all who prayed for him.

Better git!
Boo
October 19, 2026 - Msg 121658: Hey y'all- made it to the condo! It's very nice. So many things to unpack- good grief! Laci happy to be with her mama again.
Mr. Possum was ok when I left and I did let his daughter know and she went over. Then she texted ,accusing me of stealing- " Where's the angel picture that was in the bedroom? "
Never was one in there. The upstairs bathroom has a few angel pictures,told her that but she kept on ,saying she has video of it in the room and will file a police report. I said " file". Told her I didn't take anything of his,I've been there 14 years and if I wanted to steal I would have done so already. Again, telling her to look in the bathroom. She must have discovered the picture was there because she shut up about it but then started in on me for taking his bed! I took MY mattress. Only the mattress, which I bought with my first Social Security check. Told her the old mattress is upstairs and to ask Mr. Possum about both because he does remember. So she shut up about that too.
She tries SO hard to find fault in me but she can't. Just reaffirms to me I did the right thing by getting away from these people.Not Mr. Possum,per se,but he has his issues too and had gotten to be more than I could deal with.
Thinking about him tonight and missing him but yeah,this was best for me. I am with my girls now and life is gonna be good.
Thank you for the prayers, Floyd and all.
Boo,sorry Bruce is acting that way,hopefully he'll stop being a big baby- lol
Y'all take care and peace and love from the picture stealing,bed swiping possum!! 🙄🤪

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possum u.a.r.
October 20, 2026 - Msg 121659: Greetings from Ohio. Not much going on here, which is just fine. About the only excitement is all the Ohio State fans are up in arms about the backup Quarterback who came in after the starter was hurt this week. He ain't much bigger than Leon. Some people think he's just not big enough. I think if he only had a third string tight end like Sheriff Taylor, he wouldn't need to worry about his size.

Billy Ray the Retired Postman
October 20, 2026 - Msg 121660: Good news, Possum. I hope you all will be very happy, though I know you feel sad about mr Possum. It's time for his children to step up and sound like they resent it. They were counting on you to do the work for them. So ungrateful.

Bruce is doing better but still moving pretty slow.
I am getting over this stomach bug and gaining strength.

Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.

Boo
October 21, 2026 - Msg 121661:

HI Y'ALL!
My sister and her husband from Oregon are here visiting, so I have been pretty busy
"entertaining" them. The last time I saw them was at Cecile's funeral in Feb of 2025.
POSSUM--ssooo glad that you finally got into the condo with your daughter and Laci.
The other situation was getting pretty toxic, so hopefully you can get your life back on
track. Hope the phone isuue is better too. Prayers continue for you all.
I got a letter from Pappabear, and he finally got into the VA facility, so he is very happy about that!
I will update the addresses for both for when I send out the Christmas list. If anyone else
has any new info, please let me know by Thanksgiving. Speaking of which, I will be doing it
again this year. I still enjoy doing it, so why not!
GF--I will be contacting Mayberry Inn real soon. I'm still a bit on the fence, but about
70/30 for going again. Maybe I can convince Boo and Possum to go. :)
Our senior group Bunco day will be next Wed. Hopefully Ro will look down from Heaven
and help me out! Ha! Should be fun.
BOO- great that Bruce got the first ear done. Im sure that when both are completed, he will
be like the bionic man! :) What a world of difference it will make.
We got some more rain tonight, and so did much of the state. So needed at this time.
BILLY Ray, the portal and 'endorsements' are ruining college football IMHO. So bad because
college ball was 'unaldulterated', but unfortunately, not anymore!
HEY to Julie, Spotty, Charlotte and ALL! Please post when you can! :)
Prayers,
MDC
October 21, 2026 - Msg 121662: Land sakes, land sakes, Floyd, that trivia was hard. I was disappointed in myself, so I went to Weavers for some elixir to drown my sorrows and they didn't have any for sale. I mean, they had a flask, but no elixir. I'm sure that was just an oversight. It should be fine, being National Drown Your Sorrows Day and all.

Billy Ray the Sorrowful Postman
October 22, 2026 - Msg 121663: Ugh. I miss Ro and Asa.

Hope Possum is adjusting to her new surroundings (I make her sound like the new Panda at the zoo) ;).
I am very hopeful that this will be the beginning of a happy and fulfilling time in her life.

Been busy today. Carried old Bruce the doctor (drove him, that is) and he got his sutures removed. Doc says everything looks good and he doesnt have to go back for three months to talk about doing the other ear.
He will see the audiologist and get turned on in two weeks (clean thoughts, people!). lol

I am back to my usual cantankerous self and getting things done around here.

Good to hear from MDC and Billy Ray. Hope you got your elixir.

Boo
October 23, 2026 - Msg 121664: Boo...I miss Romeena’s wisdom and Asa’s maintenance savvy too!..Like MDC once said, it reminds me of him every time a Granger commercial comes on...” Granger... "For the Ones Who Get It Done!" ...

Funny tho, Now a Days we are glad just to be able to get up and move around, if we get ONE task done it’s a GOOD DAY!

I pretty much have my “Winterization” work done, except for the 🍁 leaves, that will continue for a few more weeks,STILL a lot of leaves on the trees still...We’ve had cold nights but beautiful sunny mild days...

Possum...Good Luck on your next chapter....Hopefully things will be better...But remember Andy’s advice to Gomer...”Just Don’t OVEREXPECT”....

Boo, glad Bruce is getting ear treatment ...And getting “tuned in” to 👂🏼 hearing all the things he’s missed...

MDC....80-20 sounds better...😉

G-F....
October 23, 2026 - Msg 121665: Hey y'all- Thanks for the well wishes! Doing good so far and Boo,we're not too far from the zoo! LOL
Busy unpacking,getting things in order,but it's warm and cozy in here and it's getting down into the 40s at night. Grateful after living many winters in a drafty cold old house.
Talked to Mr. Possum today,he sounds good and his daughter told me in a text she sent asking if he could call,that he is doing well,but is sad at times. To be expected. I have sadness too but know I'm doing the right thing for me.
MDC, phone situation much better since we figured some things out that was causing her to eat through data.
Glad that Bruce is doing so well after the surgery, Boo. Good things ahead!
Yes,Ro and Asa are deeply missed. Rev too. It came up in my Facebook memories that this is the time of year he passed. I'd like to think they're enjoying each other's company on Heaven's Porch.
Hey to Billy Ray and G-F and hope everyone has a nice weekend!
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possum u.a.r.
October 25, 2026 - Msg 121666: Hey Porchsters. I shore didn't remember Howard on Happy Days. The way people get around these days...

Billy Ray the Retired Postman

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