Papa Tom was a Cub Scout too, Piper! (October 2022)

When we found out Piper is a Cub Scout, we had to send her photos from Papa Tom's Cub Scout days about 64 years ago. We still use the step stool he built. I use it to reach things in the upper cabinets.

Sometimes we use Papa's Cub Scout knife to pry open the bee hive. Notice the lion head on the knife. Yep, kids as young as 7 were wearing these knives on their belts back in the day.

Papa loves his knives, some inherited from my brother Charles and up for grabs if anyone wants one. The one on top, with the Razorback (Tom's Dad Clyde was from Atkins, Arkansas) is dated August 10, 1968, the day after Papa's 17th birthday.