Sunday, August 02, 2026

 Spent Sunday morning DOWN A BLUFFTON FIREWORKS RABBIT HOLE!

I guess being around all those kids yesterday at Sawyer's birthday party may have inspired me but I woke up this morning thinking about when I was a boy and blew up snuff cans behind the old chinaberry tree in Grandpa and Grandma Belcher's house in Bluffton. Bluffton, Georgia - Wikipedia

We bought the fireworks at Mansfield Oil out on Highway 27.

U.S. Route 27 - Wikipedia



 It was the only store left open in Bluffton. We bought M-80s, cherry bombs, firecrackers and ninja chasers there. It was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mansfield. James Russell Mansfield (1906-1974) - Find a Grave Memorial

1962

1963


Mr. Russell Mansfield died in 1974 and his son took over. John Earl Mansfield Sr. (1932-2018) - Find a Grave Memorial

Mr. Mansfield's 1974 death was for the best because the next year, four people were murdered in the store.



Saturday, August 01, 2026

"Awwww, it ain't nuttin but MAMA OTTER & HER BROOD!!!!"




























 Sawyer's 8th birthday party at Skate Center