My parents used to take my two sisters and me to Bowling Green, Kentucky to visit “Old Granny Barner”. She was my grandfather’s mother but we knew her as “Old Granny Barner”. We traveled most of the way on US – 31 which was the main highway heading south towards Bowling Green prior to …
We Like to Help Our Friends
The week before Ruth and I left for Florida I was having trouble with my cell phone. It wasn’t a first for me. I’ve had trouble before. Several years ago I had service with the S company and wasn’t receiving my voicemail messages. I knew that people were leaving them for me …
Timber!!!
Several years ago, within two or three years after we moved to Lake LeAnn, my mom (Kay) and mother-in-law (Kate) came to visit us for a day or so. One had traveled west and the other east. There was a self-proclaimed psychic living in the area that intrigued the three ladies so Ruth, Kay, and …
Trick or Treat
I’m not a big fan of Halloween. I’m OK with the fun stuff but not the scary stuff. I think it stems from the first Halloween that I remember. I was six and invited to a Halloween party at a friend’s house. I don’t recall the friend other than I know she was …
Heading South
When I retired from my real job, I had one simple goal. Avoid shoveling snow. Ruth and I purchased a home in Florida and head that way each fall. We left last Tuesday and arrived late Friday night. Our first planned stop was in Williamstown, Kentucky at the Ark Experience. While I expected to see …
Another Baseball Story
I met my first two professional baseball players when I was in my high school physical education class. (aka p.e. aka gym) Ivy Lofton was one of my p.e. teachers. He was also the head coach for the football team. Ivy coached football at Royal Oak Dondero from 1959 until 1992. The thing I …
Mickey Lolich, Sparky Marvin, and Me
Occasionally life presents you with a unique opportunity. This blog is one of mine. This is the 100th post of my blogging career. I’ve written approximately 80,000 words (including typos and misspellings). That’s the equivalent of a 320 page thesis, a typical romance novel or personal memoire. However, it’s far short of the 587,287 …
Done
Story One Our water damage ordeal is finally DONE. The leaking water softener was replaced immediately, the subsequent flood waters were dried quickly and efficiently, but the repairs took forever. Not really “forever” but seventy-seven days. During that time we hosted BZ, Sutton, Jonesy, had visitors from Nebraska, took a five-day trip to California, several …
The Hallway
The hallway in the home where I grew up is about fifteen feet long. That’s five “giant steps” for me in a current game of “Mother May I”. I was almost three when we moved into the house, so it seemed much longer. It hasn’t grown, but I have. I believe that Mom and …
For Eva and Brady
Happy Birthday Eva My entire blog is for Eva and Brady. I know that they have read a couple of entries over the past ten months but most are read by others. I want my grandchildren to know about the people who have touched my life, and by default, touched theirs. It’s a way of …