> Dear Ruth: > It was fun, and was even more fun when we got a metal detector. > Modern equipment and "49'er" equipment brought us many strange > comments from passers-by. When the kids were small they had fun > by grabbing handfulls of wet gravel and sand to throw into the rocker. > Kept them dirty and busy - the way they liked to be! ;-) > We didn't get rich, but that wasn't the primary goal, anyway. > Thanks, > Patricia > > Ruth Skewis wrote: > > > Patricia, > > > > What a neat follow-up to Bob's post. Makes it all seem even more real! > > > > What a fun relic to have of the Gold Rush years - lucky girl!! > > > > Sounds like a fun way to spend a week-end - rocking that cradle. > > > > RUTH > > > > _____________________________ > > Ruth & Don Skewis > > [email protected]