I walked to the top of the ladder, climbed up on the roof, turn around and sat down looking down. I pulled another scoop of goop out of the gutter and placed it within the bucket I had hanging on the hook below me. The long row of gutter ahead was scoop by scoop being […]
I opened the door and the thickly painted white screen door slammed behind me. I seldom noticed the sound it made as I bounded down the three steps from our front stoop. Once down on the sidewalk, I was hidden from the street behind the huge green box hedges fronted by azaleas. Once I was […]
When life hurts, how do you find your way to around the pain? I have communicated with numerous friends of late who have expressed that they were going through some painful moments in their life. Some moments were personal emotional issues, some were related to career elements, some were relationship connected, and some were rooted […]
Grandma Kitty pulled her shiny case knife from the pocket of her blue apron. She reached down far to the bottom of the cane pole and cut it. “This will make a good one,” she said, as she handed it to a three-year-old me. Then she cut one for herself. As we walked to her […]
I grew up in a politically active family. My parents supported various local, state and national candidates and then became influencers encouraging neighbors, friends and strangers to support their bids for the office they were seeking. This was done by ringing doorbells, hosting social gatherings, attending rallies, placing signs and a lot of talking. I […]
I am coming to the conclusion that the art of visitin’ is now a thing of the past for much of America. I can remember as a kid, as dinner time came near, a neighbor or family friend would just happen by and mother and dad would ask them to pull up a chair and […]
I got up this morning and wondered what will the day bring. Each morning that I awake, I push myself from the bedclothes, I shake off the grogginess left by sleep. I move my legs towards preparing myself for the day – wash, shave, brush, comb, fresh clothes and so then it begins. What will […]
The old T model Ford chugged and stammered its way along the thin pig trail that crisscrossed up the side of the Gravelly Spur Mountain. On one side looking down was a shear drop, while the other side was straight up. As Pearl looked off the mountainside, in the valley below the farmer’s new crops […]
With the recent changes in direction in the automotive industry in our country, I don’t know what the future will hold for the brands that our family stood by ever since they traded in their horse and wagon. I would like to say that I am hopeful that some of the great traditions and loyalties […]
One of my readers said that I needed to share a bit of comedy in my column to raise the spirits of the folks back home. Well I don’t know if I can do that but I’m willing to take aim at it. One of my favorite places to find funny comments or situations is […]
