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A Memory (Reynold Weissinger)

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A Memory (Reynold Weissinger)

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February 16, 2021
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J. Reynold Weissinger

When my children were still children we decided to relocate to a place in the mountains not far from Mt. Lassen. We lived in Marin, and I was tired of traffic jams with Porches and BMW’s. I decided I’d rather look at pick-up trucks and backhoes on trailers. My children hated it. But not as much as they hated  ten years later, when we sold the place. I spent my days repairing and maintaining old cabins for weekend rentals. One source of inconveniencewas people stopping off and requesting to use our phone. My standard response became to send them half mile down the road to use the payphone at a restaurant.

One afternoon when I was digging up a waterline something made me turn and look toward the road. A man was walking toward me, and my first thought was “here we go again”. But from a hundred yards, I sensed this man was different. Something about the way he placed his feet on the ground. With respect for the earth. So I dropped my shovel and walked to meet him. Confirming what I already knew. This was a special man, and Native American. I greeted him with courtesy and he made the expected request. So I walked with him to my house, another hundred yards. Somehow, it wasn’t necessary to speak. But when we entered the house, I introduced him to my wife and each of our children. When he used the phone, he spoke his native language. As we walked back outside, he said he had called his family for directions. It had been so many years he had forgotten the location of his family cemetery. He was on the way to bury his wife. He didn’t need to tell me how much he loved her. And I didn’t need to tell him how sorry I was. But the bond between us grew stronger as we walked back to the highway. As we walked around a larger building there was a row of Cadillac’s. We went to the first in line and I opened the door for him as he got inside. Then he got back out, stood and faced me. “My name is Frank Kitchen. I live in Sierraville. Everyone knows me. Ask and you will find me. I will take you fishing. I know where all the good fishing is.”

(Listening to the Wedlidi Speck interview triggered a memory I had written this.)

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  1. Theo Richard Salisbury February 16, 2021 Reply

    Thank you, Reynold: a lovely memory, lovingly told. Did you ever take up Mr. Kitchen’s offer to take you fishing?

  2. camille hofvendahl February 16, 2021 Reply

    Simply wonderful Reynold! Thank you for sharing your story.
    love, Camille

  3. joseph curran February 20, 2021 Reply

    Wonderful vignette, Reminds me of growing up on my grandma’s farm east of Denver (now part of the outer-belt). It was more like a prairie homestead, just 4 acres, no indoor plumbing. Mr. Potter had a small spread near by and come over at harvest time in his 30’s pick up to help us with the meager crop of barley or oats or whatever. Always wore a sweat stained cowboy hat and a Dave Brubeck smile. Never asked, just showed up. God it was hard. God I miss those times. I miss the honesty. As close as I will ever come to paradise in this world. Memories, what a pain in the ass, what would we do without them. Probably make life a lot easier but then we would never know where we came from or where we’re headed. Thanks, Reynold. Thanks, Mr. Potter

  4. David McCormack February 20, 2021 Reply

    Many thanks Reynold for sharing this and to the One bonding us as brothers and sisters.

  5. Rachman Cantrell February 20, 2021 Reply

    Thanks, Reynold! I love hearing your stories! You have some good ones!

  6. Sofiah Sexton February 24, 2021 Reply

    Mmmmm. Thanks for the delicious story and for all the precious replies.

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