From Paul Gutheil #1

rex%20williams%202, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. *********STILL HAVING DEVIL OF A TIME GETTING COMMENT(S) ON THE BLOG . I'M GUESSING THAT TODAY'S #8 IS MABEL AND MAE (WEST). BILLY BARTON HAD MANY CANDID AND GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT MS WEST WHOM HE KNEW BECAUSE OF HIS FATHER. ARMANDO CRISTIANI'S MOM , GILDA, WORKED A LEOPARD OR LEOPARDS AT GREAT ESCAPE IN LAKE GEORGE NY A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. LILI AND SVEND CHRISTENSEN ALSO DID THEIR LEOPARD ACT UP THERE. LILI AND THE LATE SVEND WERE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TO US FROM THE VERY MOMENT WE FIRST MET. I ACTUALLY TOOK SOME PUBLICITY PHOTOS FOR THEM AS WELL AS JEANETTE RIX WHICH THEY HAVE USED AND THRILLED ME NO END. PLEASE FORGIVE THE FOLLOWING REPETITION, BUT I MUST TELL YOU YET AGAIN, THE PHOTO OF US WITH ANNA MAY IN VT HAS BEEN IN EVERY ROOM DIANE HAS BEEN IN AND NEVER FAILS TO GET OOH'S AND AHH''S AND VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TELL THE STAFF A LITTLE OF ANNA MAY'S BACKROUND AND MENTION THE WONDERFUL FOLKS SHE WORKED WITH. DIANE IS IN REHAB HOSPITAL AT PRESENT (A YEAR AND 3 WEEKS NOW) AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH A ROLLERCOASTER THESE DAYS , BUT RATHER A BUNGEE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE WILL TRY TO CELEBRATE OUR 3OTH ANNIVERSARY ON TUESDAY. BE WELL...BE WELL AND LOTS OF APPRECIATION, ADMIRATION AND AFFECTION TO ALL THE WOODCOCK FAMILY...WILL TRY TO SPARE YOU ANY MORE EMAILS THIS LONG....WILL GIVE BLOG ANOTHER SHOT AS AM ABLE, PAUL