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- Hey, y'all, come in and sit down,
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because I've got a couple of thank-yous
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that I would like to put out there
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to people that have written such kind things to me.
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This letter is from Anna Griffin.
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And it was just the sweetest card.
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She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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I'm not sure what Anna does, but anyway.
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- [Eddie] well you were making some-
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- I was making biscuits.
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I was making biscuits
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and I said, oh, oh, oh, this started off.
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Dear Paula, thank you for the sweet card you sent me
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after I sent you Aunt Peggy and Olivia's hands.
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I should have brought that picture down
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'cause it's up there in Aunt Peggy's room.
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I love it 'cause it was the old and
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the new and that picture just touched me, Anna.
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So thank you so much.
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But she said, "I was watching you make homemade biscuits."
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And naturally you said, you know, I put my knuckles
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in the biscuits cause my grandma Iris did
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and I don't know why.
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And so Anna said she researched that
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and here it is Paula.
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"Pushing down in the middle is going to have
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the biscuits to rise evenly.
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Since the heat hits the outside of the biscuit
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and works towards the center.
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OMG, Google knows everything."
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She said, "Also you're gonna find
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a little surprise that I picked up for you."
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She said, "Okay, I am not some crazed nut.
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As far as the professionals have diagnosed", she said.
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So she had seen me struggling with my biscuit cutters.
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It kind of cut one of my fingers.
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So Anna sent me a biscuit cutter.
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She said, and I hope I got it
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to you before some of your team went and got you one.
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So you did Anna, you beat them.
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And she said, "Here's the thing,
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For years I have watched you.
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I've laughed my ass off with you.
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I've cried my heart out when you were hurting.
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I've made oh so many of your dishes and messed up a few.
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And through that TV screen and now cell phone
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I see and feel your heart.
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You have done so much for me
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of which you will never know.
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It brings me joy to think
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maybe I was the one to give back however small.
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To put a smile on your face and warmth is your heart.
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You, my friend, are a good
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wonderful person with a warm, loving heart.
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Believe me, it shines through whatever device you are on.
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May you and yours have a blessed, safe and healthy 2022."
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Thank you so much, Anna.
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So Mike just ran upstairs and got the picture out
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of Aunt Peggy's bedroom.
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That's Olivia's hand and that's Aunt Peggy's hand.
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And to me, that is just very, very touching
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to see the new coming in and us older ones going out.
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I just love it, Anna.
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Thank you so, so, so much.
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So the next person I would like to thank Is Debbie Cold.
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And she said, "Dear Paula, a small thank you
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for all you do for us fans.
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I buy these every year at the Florida State Fair.
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And once you use it on your cast iron
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you too will be hooked.
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You're gonna be ordering some to give as gifts.
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Thanks again, Debbie Cold."
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And I have never seen these y'all
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but they're actually made from Palmetto trees.
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And the plant is a low bush, which usually grows in clumps
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or deep dense thickets in sandy, coastal soil.
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It's different from the cabbage palm.
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Scrubbers are widely used in Florida in isolated areas.
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Okay, the scrubbers are split
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and carved into shape with a softer pith
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between the fibers removed by scraping across a small board.
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So I have not used this yet, Debbie
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but I am definitely going to use it.
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And I thank you so much of thinking of me
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and sharing things that I know nothing about.
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But it will get used.
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- [Eddie] You have lots of cast iron.
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- I do have lots of cast iron, don't I Eddie?
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You wanna go show them the cast iron hanging on the wall.
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I told Eddie y'all that if you get older
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you just don't have the strength
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in your hands and arms that you had when you were younger.
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And I said, it's so hard to pull 'em
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out of drawers and cabinets.
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So Eddie saw that solution for me.
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He just hung them on the wall.
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So all I have to do is come in here
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and just take it right off the rack.
