Saturday, January 21, 2017


                                Crazy Alice
Here is one of my favorite memories that took place during my early teens at our ' Samish Valley' home.
The farm across the road,lay on an upper level which required some effort to get to. But there was a cherry tree in the orchard up there that made the effort worth it.
The cherries from that tree were so sweet and thinking back now, having to 'sneak' up there to get them is probably what gave them their extra 'goodness'.
The farmer and his wife were quite elderly so you'd think 'no problem' sneaking up there after dark.
Not quite! this old couple that owned the farm had a daughter 'Alice" who had just returned from a stay in an asylum.( the reason she was referred to as 'Crazy Alice'.

This too is why we decided to creep up there after dark.
We (several of us boys) were up in the tree stuffing down cherries, when a voice from below said "Hey!  there" throw me down some.
We were all giving our apologies at the same time when she gestured saying "you can have all you want come anytime".
She 'Alice' turned out to be a very nice lady, with no sign of being crazy.

Guess,What?,After the invite to the cherries at any time we wished, they didn't taste any better than the ones from our own orchard.

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