Down the road, across the bridge, around the bend, a shiny little red Ford truck sits in a driveway and a community smiles. The quarter tonner is a new again vehicle. The rough, muddy, spring roads have added a distinctive mountain look, but the cherry ripeness continues to shine forth.
The MacIsasles have a truck. The truck couldn't have a better home. It has found itself in the driveway of one of the most welcoming homes in the county. Kitchen delights are always at ready. Sounds of woodworking rise from the basement with the fresh smell of sawdust. The wood stove continuously burns.
The shiny little red Ford truck couldn't have a better home and the MacIsasles couldn't have a better truck.
Pride of ownership is a fine, fine thing in people who don't really care much about acquiring things. The truck has brought a well deserved "Seal of Approval" to a couple who already have a "Seal of Appeal" from friends and neighbours.
This little truck is no mere eye candy. The previous owner was an elderly man who treated it with love, but the poor thing seldom hit the road. Perhaps it was a fulfilment of a long ago sixteen year old's dreams.
Now the beauty has a chance to play with the big boys.
The box has not been empty since its arrival- wood for splitting, a lawn mower for fixing, groceries for feeding, even a load of children, held tightly in parents arms took a slow ride up the driveway re-enacting childhood memories and making new ones.
In a small village a new vehicle is an event, especially if it is a shiny little red Ford truck.
Really love this!
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