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Her 'Younger Than Springtime AppearanceFromLife To The FullestBy ESTHER McCOY Herald Star CorrespondentBirthday cards bearing post marks from England to California will be piled high on the dining room table at the Mrs. Margaret Bunney household in Piney Fork this •week-end.The reasor for the multitude of happy birthday wishes is that Mrs. Bunney will observe an anniversary three years short of a century.Our birthday lady is a spry,alert person who speaks with just a touch of Irish brogue. This accent is retained from her native country of Wales.She came to the United States in 1911 and has resided in Piney Fork since then.Her daughter, Mrs. Anne Rensi, with whom Mrs. Bunney resides, confides they just couldn’t get her away from this area. ,Another daughter,* Mrs. Elizabeth Ramey, livs “just a hop, skip and a jump away” in Piney Fork, also.Mrs. Bunney watches television from her favorite arm chair and if anyone should intrude on he favorite soap opera they are politely asked to go to another room to do their talking.She isn’t being rude for she enjoys the company of anyone from great grandchildren to members of her Missionary group but she gets very absorbed in the 'plots of the serials.Margaret Bunney is a member of the Piney ForkUnited Presbyterian Church andthe Missionary Society. Her activities have slowed down a bit in the past years but she still does her own cooking and baking.Her culinary arts include Welsh cakes and old English bake stone cookies. These are fried in a skillet on top of the stove. Mrs. Rensi explains they are so rich with butter that you don’t use any fat or oil in theskillet.Mrs. Bunney always wears an apron while cooking* and sheONE FOR THE POT. When s. Elizabeth Ramay. fofti »« tea far bar motherMrs.' Margaret Bunney.center, and slater Mrs. AnneReasli right, ooe teabag isalways added far the pot.Their recipe for a small pot of tea is six tea bags to twocups of boiling water. Five for tbe beverage and one for.tbe pot.refers to her favorite as her “Johnny Bull” apron. It was sent to her by one of her three sisters who remain in Wales.One habit that the family got away from is 4 p.m. tea-time. “We are Americanized now,” was the explanation.She and daughter, Anne,en.ioy a good cup of tea withtheir meals and prefer it very dark and strong.Their recipe for a small pot of tea is six tea bags to two cups of boiling water. (Five bags for the beverage and one for the pot.) Cream and sugar is added to their own taste.A midnight black, French poodle by the name of Princess scampers about the house and bounds into the lap of anyone who lowers himself into a sitting position. The bouncy poodle was a Christmas present fromMargaret Bunney’s greatgrandson, highway patrolman Bill Rensi.Mrs. Bunney was attired in a blue double knit dress with touches of pink and white intermingled in the fabric plus a double strand of pearls and earrings when the photographer arrived for pictures. She had undergone the rituals involved with a beauty parlor permanent the week before and hoped that her hair was presentable.Daughter, Elizabeth, noted she always wore her wristwatch, earrings and necklacewhen she dressed up for church or anything special.Mrs. Bunney has warned she wants no elaborate doins forher 97th birthday but a cake and ice cream get together withfamily members is planned.When aslked what type of cake would be served, Mrs. Rensi exclaimed, “It will be a BIG slab cake with both chocolate and white.”A large size is needed to accommodate the five generation family that atteststo 61 great and great, greatgrandchildren.Grandmother Bunney prefers the white cake but of courseHIGH IN THE SADDLEand ready for the winner’s circle is Kim Marie Rice, 18, one of the top jockeys- atWaterford Par'* Race Trackin Chester. Kim is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DonRice of Wellsville, who ownand operate a horse stablc-farm and have over 70 racinghorses of their own. This pretty blonde came into her own this year and can sit the saddle as well as any male jockey at the track.i|j^ ,,*v ■«*:-'■ 'W H7 -i*.Vft*.*■tft-i V,. . y- j%wt- y1'*■.. -• • ’[.(V,‘ • *. ......m tm %vSr. /:;■T • .. .. i 'Kfo '* *' ' %w;* •’X U, ftp'' ;■SOAP OPERA TIME. Mrs. Btuuiey and “Princess” watch all (be soap operas together.If anyone should intrude, theyare politely asked to go intoanother room to do theirtalking. Mrs. Bunney getsvery absorbed in the plots of the serials.the youngsters can’t celebratewithout the chocolate type!She has already receivedcards from relatives in Englandand as the actual date of July19 draws near, cards from relatives in California and greeting^ from friends in thePiney Fork area will pour in.by living life to the fullest, 'picturi.-,. keeping an interest in her! .Mrs. Bunney has received family and all that goes on much enjoyment out ot her..I ..i ...wl n i 1 /n rr r/iLH'C 51 t\n viM I An U\\§luhnTxi
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Herald Star
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Sun, Jul 20, 1975
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