February 2010
An excerpt from Pat's new play, "Poor Again, Dagnabbit!":
PAT: Sounds like you were quite the ladies' man in your day, Ed.
OLD ED: Still am. Me and the Widow Hatcher have been dating.
PAT: Wait just a darn minute, Ed. How old is she, anyway?
OLD ED: Eighty-five. But the way she carries on, you wouldn't know she was a day over eighty. I swoop her up in my arms and she screams like a banshee!
PAT: Good heavens, Ed, I didn't realize old folks had that much passion.
OLD ED: It's mostly her rheumatism, but I like the effect. When you get to be my age you learn to appreciate the small things.
[Pat fishing on Lightning Creek, Idaho Panhandle. Photograph by Bun.]
Pat's online column for February uncovers the secret identity of some of the strange characters in his many books. (And I can think of a few more he left out--sometimes fact is stranger than fiction!) Bun is back with the world's greatest pancakes and she answers some of the most commonly asked questions we get here at McManus Camp. As a bonus, we are starting our blog archives this month, beginning with some Vintage Bun. Now that I have finally figured out how to do it, I will be reposting most of Pat's and Bun's writings from the past couple years prior to the new website. Keeping checking in--you never know what you're going to find!
♥♥ Heartily yours, Kelly the web-daughter ♥♥
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