Cold Frosty Morning-Juneapple...

   On the way over to [B]'s Mom we listened to the Grace Family Tape on
[R]'s tape deck...  I kept getting these stirring feelings about a
certain song called, "Cold Frosty Morning- Juneapple" ...  I didn't say
anything to [B] but on the way home we were again listening to this tape...
When that particular song came on I saw before me people dancing... the
women were in long dresses, muted blue, muted rose, green, lavender... the
men were dressed in dark clothes...  after the song ended I mentioned to
[B] that I saw people dancing in front of me...  He said for me to play it
again, only this time I closed my eyes... I saw a barn raising dance with
lots of people and fiddlers and banjo players...  There were lots of
families and people dancing... I watched myself dancing and it was really an
amazing sight to be able to watch one's ownself dancing...  I danced with
one man in particular, I could not see his face at first... He had a long
blondish grey beard, brown eyes, and his hair was blonde with some grey
highlights...  My hair was dark brown with reddish highlights, long and
pulled back with a bow and wisps around my face... I was wearing a cream
colored dress with a high collar...  I had on high button shoes...  I was
asked by another man to dance, but eventually went back to the first man...
When I finally looked up in his face it was another version of [B]... His
name is Abraham and my name is Rachael... another OMG...  The music has
almost a scottish-irish twang to it...  This barn raising dance takes place
in Pennsylvania... we are either Amish or Quaker or Mennonite, I am sure...
there are so many different sects in the Pennsylvania area... The name
Lancaster keeps popping into my head...  I know that is definatly Amish
country...  Mennonite too...  [B] said he thinks the picture he saw at the
hospital of the girl in the white rocker is Rachael, who is really me...
OMG...  BTW we are going to get the "Carved Out of Time" tape for you
tomorrow and send just it to you... 

***

   I just now thought of the town that Abraham and Rachael live in
Pennsylvania, it is called Intercourse...  kind of slow in the brain this
morning, duh!  I know it is around the Lancaster area...  They are newlyweds
and do not have any children as of yet...  They are still very much in love
and learning about each other... so NEAT to not have children yet in this
life...

***

   I was listening to the Grace Family tape while sipping some beer with
[B] and I closed my eyes and here is what happened...  I looked and looked
thru all the people who were dancing and guess who I found.???  My very best
friend in the whole world, [C]... Your name is Kathleen, your parents names
are Thomas and Anna... no last names yet...  You are surrounded by boys and
men, all wanting to dance with you...   You have long curly reddish brown
hair, more red than brown, pulled back with a lavender bow to match your
long lavender dress...  You have high cheek bones, an hour glass figure with
big breasts... we can't seem to get away from them, can we????  You are not
married yet and seem envious of me and Abraham...  I keep wishing that you
would find someone soon so you could be as happy as we are at this time...
We are 21 at this time...  We have been best friends all our lives...  You
are now completly surrounded by male admirers  who all want your
undivided attention... You keep looking over at Abraham and me, Rachel, as
if you want me to help you out... I motion to you to you with my hand to go
ahead and have fun and enjoy yourself...  You are fanning yourself with a
beautiful fan someone has given you...  Someone else has just brought you a
cup of punch...  You are so happy and just love all the attention...  We are
happy for you... We made a pact that I would wait to have children until you
get married... Neat, huh!!  Abraham is anxious that you will find someone
soon as he is wanting to start a family very soon...  I tell him,"Patience
dear as I need to wait until Kathleen is as happy and content as we!"   He
just smiles at me and understands as we all grew up together... You never
dated him but we all hung around together... like brother and sisters...
Abraham is protective of the both of us...  I am still working on last names
as Abraham and Rachel don't have any either...  See, I told you I would find
you at the dance...  Are we smiling yet!!  Sure hope so...

***

   I, Rachael, am going to just wait for you, Kathleen, to settle down... I
have plenty of time to have a whole housefull of kids'...  Abraham is a very
undrestanding man...  he knows how much you and I mean to each other...  I
wonder where he is today...  [B], of course...
August 1993
Copyright 1993 by William F Bishop