Nana40
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My hunting day began around 5:30 this morning. I had gone to a new site out in the country. It was a cloudy, windy day and the temps were perfect. I opted to start my hunt in the back yard. There was an old building, a well and a nice sized garden. Several of the children that lived there joined me and seemed amazed at how the detector worked. After a few minutes of digging in the hard soil, I jumped over to the freshly plowed plot. The first signal seemed like a good one, so I go to recover the target. Just the cutest little tin was in the hole. It was shaped like a miniature house and about the size of a 5X7 photograph. I managed to pry it open and see an envelope full of old coins, and underneath the coins was what looked like a valentine card in another envelope! I couldn't believe it!!! I ran to the truck and got the camera! Took a few pictures of the tin and the area I found it in. Just as I was about to open the envelope to reveal what the coins may be, the wind picked up considerably. I looked around and saw the clouds swirling all around. The sky was turning black and I could see debris flying through the air. Two of the smaller children were there by me and I grab them and shout to everyone else to run!! We're running, but not fast enough. The only other thing I could think to do was to fall to the ground and stay flat. I've got the two children under my arms and holding on them with all I had. Breathing became very difficult. It felt like my lungs were going to explode! Just as fast as it came, it was gone. I got up, checked the kids out and started looking for the others. As I turn around, I see them coming and am relieved that everyone was accounted for. I go back to the site and start looking for the tin, my camera, and my laptop that I had put on the patio table. I find the camera immediately, but it was soaked by the rain and wouldn't work. Moving limbs out of the way, I am frantically searching for that tin! All of a sudden, I can hear the sound of someones television? 
How in the world could anyone have electricity after this storm? But sure enough, I can hear the program Fox and Friends! I don't understand? Next thing I know Charlie's talking to me and waking me up! Whaaaa!!!! CHARLIE!!! You should have waited and let me sleep AT LEAST another five minutes!!! I needed to recover that tin! 
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Well that's how my day started.
I really did get out this morning, but it was more like 8:30. And the site was the new one that I was so excited to try out. The owner of the land is so hospitable and I spent most of the day today sitting and listening and learning about the area from him. He had pictures to share of his Grandparents that had lived in the old homeplace...
It was a pleasure to have met this man. I was trying really hard to take in all he had to say so that I could remember it for another day. By afternoon temps had reached 92 degrees and I didn't mind at all sitting under that old shade tree and sharing a sweet slice of watermelon with him and Lisa. We did manage to get in several hours of hunting, but nothing much exciting found today. Most of the house is surrounded by poison oak, and I'll probably have a really good case of it next week. :P We'll put this one on hold till winter.
Here are my finds for the day....
two wheats, 1919, 194?
a small lead seal with 'C No 13'
miners tag
knife
what looks like the boot from an old monopoly game
and most notably a zipper pull!
No tax tokens today! Can you believe it!
Going to try a new spot next week. Maybe it'll be for an easier hunt.
Have a great weekend!!! Nana
How in the world could anyone have electricity after this storm? But sure enough, I can hear the program Fox and Friends! I don't understand? Next thing I know Charlie's talking to me and waking me up! Whaaaa!!!! CHARLIE!!! You should have waited and let me sleep AT LEAST another five minutes!!! I needed to recover that tin! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well that's how my day started.
I really did get out this morning, but it was more like 8:30. And the site was the new one that I was so excited to try out. The owner of the land is so hospitable and I spent most of the day today sitting and listening and learning about the area from him. He had pictures to share of his Grandparents that had lived in the old homeplace...
It was a pleasure to have met this man. I was trying really hard to take in all he had to say so that I could remember it for another day. By afternoon temps had reached 92 degrees and I didn't mind at all sitting under that old shade tree and sharing a sweet slice of watermelon with him and Lisa. We did manage to get in several hours of hunting, but nothing much exciting found today. Most of the house is surrounded by poison oak, and I'll probably have a really good case of it next week. :P We'll put this one on hold till winter.
Here are my finds for the day....
two wheats, 1919, 194?
a small lead seal with 'C No 13'
miners tag
knife
what looks like the boot from an old monopoly game
and most notably a zipper pull!
No tax tokens today! Can you believe it!
Going to try a new spot next week. Maybe it'll be for an easier hunt.
Have a great weekend!!! Nana
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You're too kind! 
You had me going with that story. I couldn't wait to hear what was in that envelope. 
![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
I'm not sure he'd part with it. We went into the house and there was still a lot of old furniture AND junk in there. The one thing that really caught my attention were some old trunks..OH and the hand made mantle's around the fireplace! That was really neat! I don't know that he'd gift me the rocker, but I'd sure take it if he did! 
