buried with coin in my mouth to pay my fare across the River Styx.

dream. grandma & grandpa's house. family dinner. I don't know anyone there. start opening cabinets. just thick dust and ropey cobwebs. then grandpa Vermal is setting the dining room table. he's wearing a white long sleeved dress shirt.

Ann got some behind the scene photos of the process of a Gramma & Relda selfie....and it looks like not only is my butt waaaaay too big for this horse, I'm hanging on for dear life.....

pretty sure my dog is a Bigfoot. lookit these stick sculptures. that's an X, friends.

I be in my own little world. you need a wrist band to get in here.

what I'm reading 📚..

all houses in which men have lived and died are haunted houses. through the open doors the harmless phantoms on their errands glide with feet that make no sound upon the floors. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

I''m going to Kentucky I'm going to the fair....

4 fluffin' nights in a row. sat on bleachers. in our camp chairs. went to the tractor pull that Kevin sponsors in memory of his dad. car and tractor show. flea market. exotic animal petting zoo. 3 nights of bands. fair food. played chicken bingo. was even going to watch parade but the wind came up and they postponed parade and we went home to check on Rip. rode some rides with Zerelda. to the ice cream social with KJ's family. blacksmithing demonstration. entered quilts in quilt show. my Cryptid Creature Feature Quilt received some positive comments. I'm going to make #2 for next year. one of the old Dailey family quilts won 3rd place. Lije even won some raffle prizes... Kevin put his name on some tickets. Ian won gramma a $25 grocery store gift certificate. (I put our kids and grandkids names on all my tickets.) and....we never dance. not at home. super rarely in public. and Kevin asked me to dance! I have no talent, but it was fun. it was Crazy Train & something Lynyrd Skynyrd...can't remember which one. ate a hot dog from the hotdog cart from Mannequin movie.

displayed in Mercer Homecoming 2023 quilt show.. baby quilt Marie Dailey Hass made for great granddaughter Katie Dailey.

denim & t-shirt. deb dailey

Cryptid Creature Feature by deb Dailey. quilted by Karen's Long arm Quilting.

Lil' Bratz. made for Katie Dailey by deb dailey. quilted by Jean Henley.

and several Marie Dailey Hass family heirloom quilts.

life is short. make every hair flip count, Miss Izzy. you're a little girl with a BIG personality. have the 🎈🎈🎈happiest birthday!

“The knowingness of little girls, is hidden underneath their curls.”- Phyllis McGinley and boy, does our Miss Millie Rose have the most adorable curls! and mischievous eyes....love you, Millie! happy happy happy birthday! 🎈🎈🎈

I love when Violet (and her little sidekick Millie) call.

tractor pull night. garage guys have poles up on 2 sides now.

vacation notes Tennessee October 2021

Day 1 Katie tells me about Lebanon, MO serial killer - cannibalism - Reddit - Dark Web - Facebook - Windyville - Spookyville - Macon skeleton on toilet - 30 years of disappearances in Springfield, MO.

Welcome to Illinois. clouds. rain. sun. fog. lunch The Grill at Mt. Vernon. - Ohio River Scenic Byway - "did you get attacked by a bear?" these notes are disjointed and probably made a lot more sense when I wrote them down than they do trying to read them...

Rim Rock Recreation Trail. Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. Garden of the Gods Trail. Sassy the Sasquatch. working on my fear of heights. whoops (even Kevin!) and tree knocks.

6 bigfoot sightings! gray squirrels! I always say any potty in a storm but DAMN. sketchy road alert. government research facility? MIB? guard deer? lots of deer out! Welcome to Kentucky. Paducah, KY. 1857 Hotel. update 2023...this is where the inspiration for our new shower came from! "The Bully-- Gorilla" slushie mango margerita. drank it all. Brayden watching phone. got up to go to bathroom one eye blurry saw a black blob blinked a few times and went away. I'll take it for a ghost story. hotel sure looked and felt haunted. exposed original brick...old woodwork...yes. my kinda place. very quiet. I was scrying in mirror with phone and saw candle flame. orb videos. nothing on SB7. couldn't sleep then slept like a log.

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Day 2 "let me tell you a tidbit 'bout the Hotel..." (sigh. not a ghost story.) angel wings. fog. sun. rain. clouds. river walk. murals. watched barges. Gracey Newstead, KY. everytime I see this sign I say it sounds like a character from a historical novel. $3.09 gas KY. Welcome to Tennesse. 1 roadkill armadillo.

Marathon. something in vacant lot next door smells dead. 4 vultures perched in tree. something flopped into view briefly from the tall grass. deer butt? junkfood on road. no breakfast. 31 minutes late to wedding rehearsal. missed it. 152%. helped set up for reception. pepperoni pizzas and orange gatoraid provided for lunch. RAINED ON. left. 5:43p.m. Aliza and Liam make me miss grandbabies.

checked in hotel. changed out of wet clothes. supper at The Big Bad Wolf Grill. drinks at hotel bar. we can keep our room for wedding block and Katie rented hers again. Bray pd. for supper. Kate bought drinks yesterday at ice cream shop and today at gas station. neon light up ghost out our window. #alwaysghosthunting orb videos Courtyard Marriott.

Day 3 the reason we came: The Wedding. I looked like Ma Barker. Katie like Daisy from The Great Gatsby. rain rain rain. helped with last minute stuff. wedding. reception. Katie & I snuck off during breakdown so I could pose for a picture by the Closed sign on The Blair Witch Gate., Adams, TN. damn Covid. back to hotel. EXHAUSTION. 1 Bigfoot sighting. supper Burger Republic. kids to Nashville in costume for Halloween. we went to after party. D&M mad at preacher who wanted to marry someone Friday night with their backdrop and decorations while 'y'all just go to supper.'& the church and the church people who promised to help set up didn't show.

Day 4 vacay and life on the road cause gut issues. let's just say I feel MUCH better now. hit road gater on interstate not far from Barkley Lake and the liquor store where we jumped the curb last time we were down in these here parts. Brayden saw the General Lee rolling down the highway. funnel cake fries at Hucks. lunch Good Ol'Days New Baden ILL. I love when they repurpose old houses into businesses. Juggling gorilla in Macon.

my babies are so stinking cute 🩷🩷. I agree, Taylore. I surely do.

it will make an interesting addition to my memoirs. not that anyone will believe me.

food for thought...ghosts aren't technically married. till death do us part.

what I'm reading 📚...

Woman found dead after apparent grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone national park (thanks to Katie for sending us this news blip a couple of weeks before we head to Yellowstone 🤣)

File photo of a grizzly bear in north-western Montana in 2021. A woman has been found dead after an an apparent grizzly bear attack west of Yellowstone national park. Photograph: AP US news

48 year old Kansas Woman found dead after apparent grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone national park Bear tracks found at scene investigators say, as Montana sees increase in grizzly sightings

Associated Press Sun 23 Jul 2023 23.02 EDT A woman has been found dead in Montana after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone national park. The state’s fish, wildlife and parks department said the woman was found deceased on Saturday on a trail near West Yellowstone, a Montana town nestled in the Custer Gallatin national forest just west of Yellowstone national park. The woman was found “following an apparent bear encounter” based on what investigators determined were grizzly bear tracks at the scene, the department said in a statement on Sunday.

The woman was found “following an apparent bear encounter” based on what investigators determined were grizzly bear tracks at the scene, the department said in a statement on Sunday.

The investigation into the grizzly attack was ongoing, it said. The department did not confirm her cause of death. Rangers issued an emergency closure of the area where the woman was found, which is popular with hikers. The apparent attack comes amid a rise in Montana’s grizzly bear population and an increase in sightings. The department put out a news release last week warning visitors that staff had confirmed grizzly bear sightings throughout the state, “particularly in areas between the Northern Continental Divide and the Great Yellowstone ecosystems”. It urged people camping and visiting parks to carry bear spray, store their food while outside and tend to their garbage. Fatal encounter with grizzly bears are exceptionally rare. However the human population in bear strongholds in south-west Montana has escalated by up to a third over the past decade. This has led to grizzly bears getting into increasing conflicts with humans.

In July 2021, a grizzly bear attacked and killed a person at a western Montana campground, while in April of the same year, a backcountry guide was killed by a grizzly bear while fishing along the Yellowstone national park border.

and from another article.....According to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, bears can be found throughout the state. In recent years, there has been a rise in the state's grizzly bear population and an increase in sightings. Last week, the department warned visitors about confirmed grizzly bear sightings, "particularly in areas between the Northern Continental Divide and the Great Yellowstone ecosystems."The department urged visitors to "Be Bear Aware" and to take precautions, such as carrying bear spray; storing food while outside and tending to garbage; traveling during daylight hours and in groups; watching for signs of bears; and making noise to alert bears of their presence. The incident follows other recent bear attacks in Arizona and Colorado.

Earlier this month, a 35-year-old sheep herder was attacked and severely injured in a black bear attack in San Juan National Forest in Colorado, according to the state's wildlife and parks department. The man had sustained bite wounds to his head; wounds to his hand and arm; and lacerations to his hip area and scratches on his back. In June, a 66-year-old man was attacked and killed by an adult male black bear near a cabin he was building south of Prescott, Arizona, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said. "Steven Jackson, 66, was sitting in a chair on his property when the bear attacked, apparently unprovoked," the department said in a news release. "Neighbors reportedly tried to scare the bear away and stop the attack but were unsuccessful." The bear was shot and killed by another neighbor at the scene while it was "in the process of consuming the man," the department said.

we bought the bear spray, and if you gotta go, I guess the old pioneer way is as good as any other.....right?

snapchatdeb is #pretty and sometimes really really creepy....

a disturbing dream.

I am running around the yard in my pjs. Katie and KJ are young. workmen trenching in yard. workmen working on electric in house. I have to get dressed and all I can find is this fabulous black slinky NYE looking top that I actually look AND feel good in. I'm cleaning out dresser drawers and thinking furiously. the bed is broke and I'm screwed because Kevin died. how can I use the trailers? I never have and Kevin died. how can I pay the bills? Kevin died. who do I tell that Kevin died? would it be easier to tell someone whose husband has also died? do I call his family? I probably should tell the kids? I was just sleepwalking through my own troubling dream, not taking any action of any kind whatsoever. there's a huge chalkboard at the end of the driveway and the workmen write a joke there every day. what am I going to sell? who am I going to talk to everyday? who else gives a flying fuck about what I think? never did actually see dead Kevin or know how he died or how I found out he died, just that he was dead and no one knew but me. my mind is a mysterious thing. guessing this is tied in with all the uncertainity of a family member passing and my true crime viewing and my general indecision about everything.....but I'm not really a Dr. I just play one on TV.

spent the better part of my day on a project. decided I was going to use the old hand pieced quilt top scraps to try out the memorial pattern I'd gotten. then put it in the quilt show this weekend.

I thought it was a dog. I was confused by nose placement and ears....it was a damned bear. and I couldn't get the nose right. or the legs or arms. did some cussing. bagged it all up and got on Etsy and ordered a weiner dog pattern. I did get the map hung up. Kevin went to store and came home with supper idea that turned out really good. our garage crew was back for a while today.

well. today I have a new concern. just throwing it out there.

7/24/2023. now I have another concern.

exhume

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verb (used with object),ex·humed, ex·hum·ing.

to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.

to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; bring to light:

to exhume a literary reputation; to exhume old letters.

I started watching Exhumed Killer Revealed on Oxygen True Crime. Listen. NO MATTER WHAT I. do. not. want. to. be. exhumed. Idc how I die. I don't want to catch a killer. let 'em go. give 'em a second chance. gross. let me rot. no autopsy either. Idc how I die. I'm dead. drop me in a hole and get on with your life. just. let. me. rot. for the love of Sasquatch just let me be. you want answers? google. watch true crime documentaries. read some books. DO NOT EXHUME ME. DO. NOT. DIG. ME. UP. not even to catch Jack the Ripper. or to prove that Jesse James was my great great grandpa. Rest. In. Peace. mmkay?

I am getting so creeped out about people asking for my brothers ashes and not wanting other people to have his ashes, and people flat out saying "if you don't want them, I'll take them."

and the ashes sitting in a funeral home waiting for a check to arrive so I can pick them up. I am seriously reconsidering my original plan of cremation. if you're planted in the ground in a plain wood box less than 24 hours after death no one can fight over your damn remains. "I don't want so and so to have his ashes." "He's our family too, we have a family plot to put him in." ""when your mom dies if she didn't spread the ashes and you don't want them, we'll take them." what the fuck do you people think is in this cardboard box? gold fuckin' nuggets? I think most people are too damn lazy to get a shovel and dig up a grave. plus a real body is stinky and messy, a whole different ball game from ashes. still no service of any kind. funeral books or pamphlets. it's supposed to be Rest In Peace, folks. not fight over the burnt up remains. of course, I have no doubt I am not as popular as my brother is. probably no one wants my dead carcas anyway.