Ray's Pick

Hello to everyone out there in the blogosphere!!  Pat here, ready to share one of the MANY adventures of my picking buddy, Judy and me.  And, oh boy, do we have some adventures!!  Like the time Judy and I went to a pick where the elderly mother had passed away and had TONS of stuff in box after box after box after,....well, you get the point.  We were going through some old boxes in her barn where 'no man had trod' for many years.  Judy was looking on a shelf and pulled a box out a little farther to open it.  Apparently she had also shaken the whole shelf unit 'cause clumps of.........PETRIFIED RACCOON POOP rained down on her head!!  But did Judy freak-out and run for cover?  NNNNOOOOOO, Judy is a true picker--she simply shook it off her head and kept right on pickin!!  What a champ!!! 

But that's not todays adventure--this story starts with the passing of a dear friend and fellow picker, Ray B who had passed away several months before.  Ray and his wife, Mel were true pickers, great people and wonderful friends--they also had a 'good eye' for picking.  So, when Mel called me to see if I wanted to come picking I was calling Judy, filling my truck with gas and on the road to her house in minutes!  We arrived excited to see our old friend Mel, her daughter Judy (Judith from this point on) and Judith's husband Dennis.  We had a great time visiting with Mel, remembering Ray and enjoying a good pick. 

So here are some pictures of our pick, which we have named "Ray's Pick" in loving memory of a wonderful picker and great man:


This is were we started--one room in the house!

Judy's smiling because she thought she had found a treasure--it turned out to be a dud!

Me digging through a closet--there was some great stuff--purses, bags and...........

this WONDERFUL fur coat!!  Too bad we live in Texas were there is little need for a coat like this.  (I bought it anyway!)

Judy picking behind a door--sometimes that's were you can find the 'good' stuff!!

Out to the garage for more picking!

I found some really cool canisters from the 1970's

Me (Pat), Judith and Judy

Judy and me in our best Vanna White pose!  We filled up my SUV with great stuff.


We had a good pick, enjoyed seeing old friends and remembering a great man.  Be sure to check back often as we continue to share our many picking adventures!!