EDWARD DEFOREST RICHARDS-TIN TYPE

KNIGHTS OF PHYTHIUS

EDWARD WAS IN FULL
UNIFORM AS A MEMBER
OF THE UNIFORM RANK
OF THE KNIGHTS OF
PHYTHIUS.

AN ORGANIZATION
NOT UNLIKE THE
ODD-FELLOWS LODGE.

EDWARD DEFOREST RICHARDS-TIN TYPE

PICTURE
RECONSTRUCTED
WITH PHOTOSHOP

EIGHT OR MORE
HOURS OF WORK

EDWARD WAS A
MEMBER OF THE
KNIGHTS OF
PHYTHIUS

EDWARD DEFOREST RICHARDS-TIN TYPE

THIS IS THE TIN TYPE
SUPPLIED BY
RICH JESPERS FOR
RECONSTRUCTION.

EDWARD DEFOREST
RICHARDS

B. 1860
D. BETWEEN 1890
AND 1900.

FATHER: JAMES BROWN
RICHARDS
MOTHER: LYDIA ANN NYE

MY BATHROOM TILE JOB

NOV 2010

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED
BATHROOM AT KINGSTON
HOUSE.

4 FEET WIDE AND 12 FEET
LONG, MASTER BATHROOM.

MEDICAL UPDATE

Remiss in not updating my medical condition.
Here it is Christmas time and my blog is not up to date.

I had some time in a brace for nine weeks. Went to the
hospital about April 20 for new x-rays and the doctor told
me to go home and take the brace off. Ah!!!! a shower.

Anyone need an expensive used back brace? I hope not.

My back and ribs healed pretty well. I was still taking pain
drugs. In May, I took my last pill. Had withdrawal. I'm here to
tell you that is not fun. This lasted about four weeks.

Then I drove home to Kingston by June 6th. Didn't have any trouble
with the drive or distance.

My back is mostly tired. Not particularly painful, just lets you know
that it had a problem.

I am called by doctors "the miracle man" for still being alive and
able to walk again. For this I am very thankful.

When I got to the Kingston House, I was faced with the problem
of the master bathroom being partially torn apart. To get back in
working mode and regain some strength I tore the walls to the
studs and the carpet and top board off the floor.
Installed backer board on walls and floor. Then tiled the shower and
floor. Put in new toilet, new wallpaper on top walls, beeded board on
the bottom of walls, repaired and painted woodwork., etc until
I finished in early November. Just in time to leave for Florida.

We spent Thanksgiving at Kingston with all of the family members
present. First time in many years.

Arrived at Sarasota on December third. I haven't started any new
house projects yet.

2010 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

DEC 25, 2010

ORNAMENTS FROM
OUR TREE.

LAST EIGHT WEEKS

I suppose you have heard by now, but I will reiterate

the story of my last eight weeks, starting Jan 31:

I have been doing a lot of reconstruction on the house

here in Sarasota. I was sawing off a piece of plywood

on the deck going out from our upstairs bedroom. I got

it sawed off and it fell down through the ceiling and

I followed it down through the sheetrock ten feet

below to a brick step and the cement floor of the porch

down below.

After hitting the floor, I screamed for Pat to help me.

She called 911. The neighbor, RC Johnson heard me. He

is fortunately a retired doctor. I cut my head open

and was pretty scary covered in blood. I didn’t move.

I could move my hands and feet.

The ambulance came and put me on a board. Cut all of

my clothes off. Put me into the ambulance and took me

to a waiting helicopter for a 40 minute ride to

St Petersburg-Tampa trauma center. All I could see

was the ceiling of the helicopter.

In twenty four hours I spent $51,000.00 for medical care.

fortunately Medicare and BCBS paid for it.The helicopter

ride was $14,000.00 for less than an hour ride.

I had broken my back in two places. Several ribs were

badly injured, especially those attached to the

vertebrae that were smashed. Now fitted with a plastic

shell brace that cost $8100.00. I have been wearing

it for eight weeks.

After four days in the trauma center, they took me

from there to Sarasota to a rehab life center by

ambulance. I stayed there four weeks. I lost thirty

pounds in the process and now look and feel like an

old man.

I’m taking pain medication every 7 or 8 hours. It makes

me feel badly but gets rid of the pain. I don’t know how

much pain I will have when I stop taking something.

Now the brace holds me up and I have to wear it or stay

in bed. My head is healed up and I have gotten rid of

the black and blue that were from head to toe.

Pat and I walked about a mile and a half yesterday to

try to build up my leg strength. Pat is also improving

from the trauma of the accident. She had a bad bad cold

during all of this.

All of the girls came during the first week. Jame, Fran

and the girls stayed about a week. Jen stayed a week

and Jo remained totake care of the old folks and do

some distance driving to the hospitals.

Jen and the boys came back this week for spring break

and will leave with Jo at the end of this week. Then

we will be all alone to fend for ourselves. I am

supposed to be able to drive now.

This has been a very trying experience but I should

get some relief from the brace in about four to six

weeks. Then I can take a shower and leave it off

for short periods of time.

We do not know when we will head out for Kingston.

Maybe sometime in June. It will be a very long

drive to get there. We may fly and ship the car.

I don’t want to be here for hurricane season.

My regards to all.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY HOLIDAY AND A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

LOVE TO ALL FROM JIM AND PAT RICHARDS

CLICK TWICE ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

FOURTH OR FIFTH ATTEMPT

WATERCOLOR

BLACK HOLE
Mill Creek, NY

10 December 2009

Click twice on
image to enlarge

BURL BOWL--THE PROMISED VIEWS

FROM START TO FINISH!

Click on each image to get an
enlarged view.

BURL BOWL--FINISHED

A NEW BORN

18 " in diameter
10" high
MAPLE


Several other
photos will
be added

Approx 500 hours


Burl supplied by a much younger Joe Bateman. Double click
on the picture for full view.

Another View of Barton's Garnet Mine

The Garnet Mine has
been closed to
commercial mining.

You can visit the site to
try to find some large
pieces of garnet.

A nice day trip to a cool
spot at the top of Gore
mountain.


Double click the image.

Summer Visit to Garnet Mines

Top of Gore Mountain
North River, NY

Hannigan Girls and
Burns Boys pick up
ruby red garnet at the
open pit garnet mine.
August 2009

Barton's Mine

THE BLACK HOLE

IDYLLIC SETTING
2 Jun 2009

If Mother ever knew!

It did seem farther
down when I was 15.

I am now painting
a series of scenes in
watercolor and ink.
Should take me forever.


Click on picture and it should enlarge if you have that type of
photo reader.

ELIZABETH SOMERVILLE

MAY BE FROM THE

WARRENSBURG

SOMERVILLE

FAMILY.

REPAIRED IMAGE

FROM DAMAGED 

ORIGINAL PROVIDED 

BY  WANDA ROSS.

NOT OF THE

AVAILABLE 

ELIZABETH SOMERVILLES

OF  JOHNSBURG.

BELIEVED TO BE DATED 

1903 - 1905