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?

June 13, 2026 - Msg 121438:

Thanks GF- so she was Mrs. Scobey? Who did Ron Schell play?
BTW, that is a very cute story about Tinker Bell! :)
Boo-so glad that Erin is doing better these days.
That is indeed good news.
But be very careful about any back surgery for Bruce.
Several people at church had some done and now regret it
because of how stiff it made them, and one had complications!
I have a herniated disc, but weekly chiro adjustments work
wonders. :) I will keep Bruce and Lyda in my prayers.
She sounds like a 92 year old lady at my church. She has
outlived THREE husbands!! One was a CIA agent!
I hope some others will visit the porch. Sure do miss them.
Love and Prayers,
MDC


June 13, 2026 - Msg 121439:
Did any of you get a weird message saying to readmit a post?
Very strange. mdc
June 13, 2026 - Msg 121440: Thanks Y’all...GREAT to have friends who understand you and share good stories and morn our losses...
MDC ...Ronnie was the furrier when Emmett got Martha the Mink coat, and the director when Aunt Bee tried to be the Foster furniture polish lady on TV....

But he was most known for being “Duke” on Gomer Pyle USMC...He and Jim were very good friends in real life and stayed connected till the end!...I even heard that Ronnie passes on Jim’s Birthday....

I made a movie clapboard like on the Foster Lady episode and had It signed with us holding it!...Cool Memory!

Like I heard once in a movie line by Kris Kristofferson....
“At My Age, Memories Are All I got!”....Anyone know from what movie he said that?....Maybe Boo knows? Bet Romeena did.

Heading out soon to watch my Granddaughter’s twirling competition...That little Girl sure does have SPUNK! She’s AMAZING! AND she qualified for National’s @ Notre Dame next month!...She’s Small But it doesn’t bother at ALL!...That was My Dad’s yearbook quote....lol

Have a GREAT WEEKEND Y’all.....G-F

p.s. MDC no I did not get that weird message..
June 13, 2026 - Msg 121441:

Thanks, GF, also saw him on FB posts by Lydia.
All the best to your grand daughter! :)
mdc
June 13, 2026 - Msg 121442:

Oh, I guess I also swept, so maybe that's why
I got the message. HA! The porch is clean, so
please set for a bit. :)
MDC
June 14, 2026 - Msg 121443: Good Sabbath to all. I think today is Sunday- ha! Y'all,I am so weary. Laci wakes up at 6am every morning and I go,go,go all day long. Caring for Mr. Possum too. Worrying about my daughter,too much to try to get into,but PLEASE pray for her to get the help she needs and wants. She wants help. Lord,make a way. I just want this nightmare to be over.
I did manage to read last few posts. Glad Erin is doing well,that MDC had a nice visit in WA and got home safely,loved the Tinkerbell story,G-F,and may our Mayberry actors who recently passed RIP. Really enjoyed Ronnie Schell.
Y'all take care friends.
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possum u.a.r.
June 14, 2026 - Msg 121444: Thanks, MDC. He recently stopped seeing the ortho doc he had been seeing for years because he was trying to push surgery on Bruce. We both left that office angry. Tomorrow he will see his PCP and get a referral to an ortho with a better reputation. Thanks for those prayers.

I kept Jonah today so I am fairly worn out. lol. He is getting easier for me, though, and played on his own most of the day with supervision. He is so fun and smart little toot. Today he was using two thin books (one under each hand) as skis while he was crawling. He is already opening drawers and getting into things so has to be closely watched. He found an old dog chew today and had it in his mouth before I could get to him. Ew. He also kissed our small dog on the mouth. He kissed me for the first time today (sweetest thing ever). Luckily I got my kiss before the dog got her's!

Im so sorry you are going through this, Possum. I wish I lived nearby so I could help. Prayers will continue for your situation, my dear friend.

I received from sad news about a sweet friend who passed away suddenly yesterday. Deanna Jo was the sweetest and such a light to everyone who knew her. She took a fall two weeks ago that resulted in a fractured ankle wrist, requiring surgery. A week later she had a pulmonary embolism and died quickly. She was only 48. Please pray for her husband Scott. She also has a daughter and her parents are still living and Deanna Jo was their only child. I am in shock over it because I just spoke to her on Thursday.

Boo
June 17, 2026 - Msg 121445:

HI ALL,
Boo, so glad that Bruce is getting another opinion. Good for him!
I hope you and Possum both get a back belt. I have seen one advertized
lately called the X Back by Copperfit. It looks really good.
So sorry to hear about your friend passing away, especially at 48. My prayers
for her family, and you.
All is well here, except the weather, of course, as we are now in the 110s daily
for a while.
Here's a few TAGS observations about several episodes that I have seen recently:
In tonite's about Barney maybe being sheriff of Greendale, he, who is always getting
people for littering, walks off and kicks a can in the road! ha
In another ep, Opie walks into the drugstore, and Ellie gives him a sundae, but
in the next shot, he has a differnt kind of ice cream dish!
Finally, in Gentleman Dan, Opie is in his PJs and a robe at home with Andy,
then he is suddenly walking into the jail with Aunt Bee, and he is clothed and obviously
not going to bed! :)
God bless,
MDC



June 17, 2026 - Msg 121446: MDC...That Washington state air did you good, it made your eyesight 👀 sharper...Did you know on the show when Opie had ice cream 🍨 it REALLY was mashed potatoes, not real ice cream... But Clint said Leon’s peanut butter sandwich was real his Mom made them for him..lol

Speaking of that, I made a styrofoam one and I colored silicone for the jelly. Clint signed it. I made one for him, he signed it and donated it to the May Days Auction...

MDC...Speaking of braces, don’t you use one for your knees? I messed up my knee and trying out some to help with the pain any ideas? 💡

G-F
June 17, 2026 - Msg 121447: Hey y'all, just popping in with an update. Haven't been able to catch up with the Porch lately,hope everyone is well. My love to all.
Will have to try to get around the censor,so bear with me.
My daughter keeps trying to get help through local hospital,to no avail,really. They took her off all meds,she was sick from not having them,they discharged her this weekend,called me yo come get her. Of course,I brought my sick child back here. Sunday,every agency was closed. Well,Mr. Possum and his so called daughter,granddaughter,grandson did not like it. His family came here,verbally gave me pure " heck", threa*ened me, sure made me feel like I don't belong here,even though this has been my home for 14 years. Mr. Possum just sat there eating ice cream, letting them have at it.
He flew into a r@ge with me yesterday, never seen him like that. Called me a lying skunk. Never before has he name called me.
I am mentally checked out and know I have to get out of here. He even shouted "I am the King!" at me. Well,the King will be alone before long in his run down castle,and let his people deal with him.
Y'all know what I went through escaping an @busive marriage. I will not live with people acting this way with me.
Back to my daughter- she returned to local hospital, this time they at least put her back on her meds so she is feeling better.
She is trying so hard to get help through the VA. Most is falling on deaf ears but she isn't giving up. Laci's caseworker gave me some info that helps veterans get homes. A client of hers got a house in about 4 months. Meanwhile, my daughter is in my mobile home,without electricity or water but she has neighbors around helping her.
If she can turn her life around get VA housing,I will likely go live with her and Laci. She told me she just wants peace. Me too.
Please keep praying for us. Her friend is out of the picture and in state care,being disabled.
So,God,help me and my girls.
For now, Laci remains in state custody in my care. My back is better,I do have a brace,but it's still painful and a lot of work taking care of her and Mr. Possum.
I just want my life back. I need to sell my property,I still have dreams and a good life waiting on me. Just pray.

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possum u.a.r
June 18, 2026 - Msg 121448: Friends,let's send lots of Mayberry love to MDC today,on what would have been his and Cecile's 50th wedding anniversary. 💖
Thinking of you,MDC.

possum again
June 19, 2026 - Msg 121449:

Thanks Possum. I appreciate all the prayers.
It was a bittersweet day, but I had a lot of family support,
and that helped a lot.
Man, I am so sorry about your situation! I will pray that the VA
will come thru, but also sooner rather than later! My goodness!
Could mr possum's outburst be part of the stroke? I think you mentioned
some time ago that it affected his brain somewhat.
But if you live in the mobile home, will you still be able to sell
the rest of the property? Just wondering. I wish we could all go the the meet up, and just 'coast' for a few days.
Maybe Julie will write another Mayberry poem whilst she is there. :)
Hang in there folks, only 108 today!
MDC



June 19, 2026 - Msg 121450: Thank you,MDC. I am glad that you managed yesterday okay.
No,the trailer is part of the whole deal,there's the trailer and a small house on the property. Having my daughter in the trailer is stalling things,which is bad for me,but what can I do? At least she is out of the elements for now. Mo way can she make it through a hot SC summer in there,however, so please keep praying for a break for her. Thanks.

possum once more
June 19, 2026 - Msg 121451: Yes MDC a Julie poem would be great right about now indeed!...G-F
June 19, 2026 - Msg 121452: Well MDC, I know yesterday (the 18th) could not have been easy for you. So sorry. Hope you are able to take another trip soon. The heat index was 110 here yesterday with the high humidity. Its bad. lol

Possum, difficult situation. Will continue the prayers. I wonder if there is an RV somewhere that you all could rent fairly cheaply until some VA housing is available? At least you would have air conditioning and you would be out of that house and away from that family!

Boo
June 20, 2026 - Msg 121453: Thanks,Boo. It sure is. Now my neighbor over there says my daughter is not back there in the trailer. She's gone back and called out to her,has not seen her but she saw a Mercedes pull back there a few days ago,in and out quickly as if my daughter was awaiting a ride. Who was it and where did she go?!
I pray she got someone affiliated with the VA,a shelter,or some agency to come transport her somewhere. I can't think otherwise. Her phone is restricted to calls,so either she IS in a facility mental unit,or her phone died or she didn't pay the bill,which she had said was due but that she had the money to cover it. Phone was in bad shape though,so who knows.
Terrible feeling not to know where your child is!
Y'all please pray. Please.
About the RV idea,Boo- since Laci is under the state's protection,I doubt they would approve of her living in an RV. Good idea but doubt they would go for that.


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possum u.a.r.
June 20, 2026 - Msg 121454: I am trusting God and also my daughter because she told me during our last phone call that she would never stop fighting for herself,Laci and me.

possum again
June 20, 2026 - Msg 121455: I just read the Tinkerbell story by GF. I declare if that doesn't remind me of Mr. McBeevee. Sometimes you just have to accept the kids are telling you the truth even when you think it's nigh impossible.

Billy Ray the Retired Postman
June 20, 2026 - Msg 121456: By the way, one of the best lines ever in TAGS. To the best of my recollection, which ain't always so good these days:

Barney: Don't tell me you believe in Mr. McBeevee.
Andy: No, but I believe in Opie.

Billy Ray the Retired Postman
June 21, 2026 - Msg 121457: Happy Father's Day to all of our Porch daddies!!

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possum u.a.r

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