Remember a few days ago (here) when I mentioned that we were being visited by Mrs. Squash and her gang.  They are still arriving.

We drove up and down the road this evening looking for people who might not have squash in their garden and might possibly, hopefully be in the mood for  some squash.  We finally spotted Johnny Wolfe directing traffic at the Carter Family Fold.   The Fold had a big crowd, and Johnny felt he could find someone who would want some squash.  Whew!  I thought they were coming back home with us!

There was a book written a number of years ago that referenced a small farming community with a bumper crop of tomatoes.   Neighbors were sneaking and leaving bags of tomatoes on other neighbors doorsteps because they didn’t know what to do with them.  This could be Mendota and our squash.  Folks, we are having a Squash Situation.   The Mendota Police Blotter, if we had one, might read like this:

When interviewed, Mrs. Eva Beaule said she witnessed the onset of the Squash Situation while attending Mt. Vernon Church on Sunday, June 18.  Immediately following services, there was increased activity as women ran to their cars and pulled out bags of squash and passed them throughout the congregation  Vickie Fulkerson, Pastor of Mt. Vernon, could not be reached for comment and was thought to be one of those actively participating in the Squash Situation.    Will Washington County’s Sheriff Fred Newman develop plans to squash any additional crookneck and zuchinni activity in the area?  Stay tuned….

I am now thinking about the book where the tomatoes were passed about among the neighbors.    Do you know the name of the book?  Was it by Fannie Flag?   I believe it was Fannie Flagg.   Click on the leave a reply at the bottom of this post and let me know if you can think of it.