I enjoyed the Vaughn family reunion held at the Wayside Community Center in Warren County.  Those attending were mostly Floyd Vaughn’s descedants.  Also, the late Cephas and Ida Turner Vaughn’s daughter, Marie, and her daughter Cathy were there. Cephas and Mr. Floyd were brothers.  Altogether, about 40 were present.
It was sad to not have Reba Vaughn Harris with us.  She passed away a few months ago.  Her children and their families were well represented. 
Mr. Floyd and Miss Della’s remaining children, Jewell, Jimmy and Billy, always make me feel like one of the family.  My late husband, J.D., was the oldest son one of eight children.
Bible School was held Saturday at New Home Baptist Church.
Visiting Faye Adkins on Thursday were Doris Linn of Cookeville and Nicole Cripps of Dry Creek. Doris brought lunch to share and they enjoyed the day.
Kenneth and Lucy Young took their granddaughter Destiny Reed to her home in Texas. She had spent three weeks here, visiting them. They visited other relatives before returning home.
Jewell Wiser of McMinnville visited Rebecca Ervin, Friday.
A recent visitor of Lu Autry Malone were Joyce Wright of Murfreesboro. She spent Thursday and Friday night at Lu Autry’s and Wanda Tramel of Crossville also was there Friday night.
Thanks to Werdna Moss for the gift that she sent me. It was appreciated. Her dad, the late Mr. Alton Tramel was my first grade teacher at Cane Springs and the last three years I went to Snow Hill. We all liked him.
Bratten and Annie Turner of Lebanon and Barbara Burton visited Barbara Self.
I got an interesting phone call from Jeanette France of Dry Creek. She complimented me on my Review news. I enjoyed talking to her.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Kathy Winchester. She has been in ill health for quite a while now. But, she is well and happy now. She was kind to everyone that came in the library, when she worked there. Her funeral was on Tuesday at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home.
Robbie Carter and Mabel Pack visited seveal patients in NHC Nursing Home, Sunday evening.
Sue Arnold visited me, bringing me fresh vegetables. Other visitors were Rebecca Ervin, Douglas and Haden Ervin, JoAnn Pittman and Randy Vaughn.
Belated happy birthday wishes are extended to Susan George;she celebrated on July 12.
 I have always enjoyed listening to stories told by the older folks, going back to when I was a young girl listening to my grandma Betty Hill White.  Then later in life, I enjoyed stories told by my mother-in-law, Della Adcock Vaughn, and my husband’s grandmother, Sybil Jones Vaughn.
Miss Sybil, or Sibby as folks called her, would remember stories from her past, including the time when she was a little girl and how the women would tell her to go outside and play while they talked.  She knew that they would probably tell a little gossip, so she would pretend to go outside but hide close by.  She was like a fly on the wall while the ladies discussed many personal things, including who was expecting a baby.
Miss Sibby also knew a lot of old wives’ tales about planting a garden, how many snows would be in the upcoming winter, and more things than I can remember.
I recall once when we were visiting Mr. Floyd and Miss Della back in 1947 and Miss Sibby was there. 
My back was hurting and I got real close to the fireplace since I was also chilled. 
Miss Sibby said, "Young lady, you’ll be going to the hospital tonight.  That baby is about to be born."
Well, she was right.  Ralph was born the next morning.
 I know that many things are just superstitions that have been passed down through the years, but I also believe that God  gives us wisdom if we’ll only listen.