As I begin the new year, I am always led to clean, I find myself reaching up into shelves, hitting all the spots neglected through the rest of the year. It’s times like these, I tend to desire a good laugh to take away the mundane of such activity. So, I got to thinking upon […]
I once walked through some of the most amazing imaginable moments a human being could dream upon. Many of the legendary stars of yesteryear were part of my life sharing their energies, advice and day-to-day existence with me. I have rubbed elbows with some people blessed with resources beyond our imagination. What has those past […]
As we travel unique roads in life, it is sometimes saddened by the fact that those that travel along with us eventually step off the path. They can simply follow a different route, taking the path of least resistance, or they may choose a steeper climb. Sometimes they find a life peril that they cannot […]
You know everything we do in life has a period when it is best by. Marriage, children, working life, education and so many other of the things we do, are often set best in certain periods of our lives. I have missed a lot of windows in my life, I will be the first to […]
We are all blessed with the faculties of mind endowed by our creator to allow us to reason. Now some folks, as my late mother would say, stood behind the door when God was giving out good sense, and that would also expand to reason. I have seen people all my life faced with situations […]
I climbed up the stairs to the attic and in a way it did reflect the season, as all throughout there was a covering of white. It was insulation instead of snow but it did put thing in mind, as I crawled around in the space finding the boxes with Christmas decorations. I would hand […]
The holidays always bring a sense to me within my soul. It’s a desire to go home and spend time with the family and old friends in familiar environs. For me a peace comes over me when open horizons turn to mountain hillsides and tight roads winding between them back into the hollers. The farm […]
As we continue to forge forward, there a feeling in the air in my hometown and region that is very positive. Despite anything that may be hyped up in the social media or on the news, folks are doing their very best to create a holiday season for their children and families that uplifts and […]
Life can be hard for every single person who has ever walked the earth. We must all work in some way each and every day to provide for ourselves and those we love. Today, most folks do this to get money to buy what is needed. In the past, our ancestors, awoke to the reality […]
So as best I recall, it was 1984 at Raccoon Creek Bluegrass Festival in Dallas, Ga., I took it into my head that the Marksmen Quartet needed a fiddle player, so I crawled up on stage fiddle in hand from the audience and joined in. I was surprised Earle Wheeler didn’t kick me right back off. […]
