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Lora R. Browne
A Kaleidoscope of Memories:
We were at Koinonia from 1949 -1963. Here is a
kaleidoscope of memories of people and events.
Con Browne being beaten up in Americus by a man
who took off Con's glasses before he hit him. Ora going to the
jail and talking to Sheriff Choppie. Kids riding bikes to John
Wall's mill pond. John Eustace canoeing on the pond, and working
with kids on roping and Indian projects. Vi at camp. Iola playing
the piano at evening worship. Jim Jordan driving the tractor at
hay time. Lennie Jordan, John Browne, Charles Browne, David Wittkamper
all playing in the peach orchard. Con picking up eggs. Clarence
telling "Old Coot" and "Winnie the Pooh" stories
under the chinaberry tree. Will Wittkamper bringing in melons
and corn from the Bottom Garden. Billy Wittkamper listening to
classical music. Lee Perry playing violin; Clarence on trumpet;
Joan Veldhuizen on piano; Will Wittkamper on saw --all playing
at evening worship.
Ross Anderson baking bread in the main kitchen.
Saturday night picnics on picnic hill and everybody singing hymns
on the way home. Haying in the summer time. Picking muscadines
and scupernongs in September. Norman Long and Gil Butler building
feeding troughs for the calves and pigs. Gene Rocque sitting on
Dorothy Swisshelm's porch. Gene Gullinson's pralines. Lee Morgan's
stories of how to curl your hair with Ajax. Arthur Lacey's Halloween.
song.
Florence sitting at her oak table sewing. Margaret
Wittkamper working in the laundry house putting pants stretchers
in her boys' pants. Ora bandaging cuts and bruises; specifically
sending Scott to the hospital when he cut off his finger.
Jim Jordan sending Morse Code. Lee Peery teaching
Sunday School and making coffee/marshmallow fudge. Clarence serving
shrub and boiled peanuts at our Sunday school class. Evening worship
stories, songs, and quiet. Ann Peery digging the asparagus bed
out and collecting tomato worms. Timothy Peery saying, "Piggie
Weed ouch."
Paul Goodman with Paul and Paulette hanging on
his hands. Cliff and Peggy Campbell listening to the teenagers.
Jeff Espina, Arthur, Dave Muse and Randy making music. Bill Tell
and George Hardin and lazy afternoons on Saturday. Linton Slappey
chasing us all. Riding Danny and Starlight. .
Bullets flying in windows and ducking when the
guns shot. KKK offering to buy Koinonia out. Henry and Alma on
the hay wagons.
Most of all I remember loving living at Koinonia.
The group activities -worship, picnics, mealtimes, work meetings
--were especially meaningful. Special in my mind was moving irrigation
pipes at 5:30 a.m. in the summer.
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