GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Telephones, the Good and the Bad.
Telephones, the Good and the Bad. Back in the day, thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, a ton of workers were...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Carnival Rides, Theme Parks and Fairs
Carnival Rides, Theme Parks and Fairs One of the things I remember are the carnivals that perpetually showed up in...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Labor Day
Labor Day When I was growing up I had trouble really understanding what was going on when people took a...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Sales Incentives
Sales Incentives Sales gimmicks were a marketing ploy during the mid-forties, fifties and beyond to influence their customers to...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA…School Buses
School Buses Those long yellow vehicles were a big part of a lot of people’s lives during their school years....
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Car Love Affair
Car Love Affair I remember a few early trips my family made back in the day. You see, we rarely...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The Garden Theater
The Garden Theater Like other towns, our local theater had a special place in the heart of its growing children...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA…Rail Travel
Rail Travel It was a long time ago when I saw my first big rumbling, black monster that steamed through...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Summer Camps
Summer Camps It seems that most years I have a tendency drift off into memories that were common to my...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: To the Roller Rink
To the Roller Rink! When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time in a special building located...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Early Dating?
Early Dating? I’m talking about a ‘real’ date here! Oh, we all had those little ‘pretend dates’ where parents set...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Board games
Board Games I wasn’t very old when I saw my first game of checkers being played by some men that...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Games We Played
Games We Played In my professional career I have had to attend many leadership seminars which almost always included some...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: After dinner, family time
After Dinner, Family Time Favorite memories of growing up years are of those very special quiet times when our family,...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Farmer Mike!
Farmer Mike! NOT!! Those who remember me when I was growing up in Louisa, know full well that the evidence...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather I’ve seen downpours before and have lived through hurricanes and flash floods, but for a moment last evening,...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Memorial Day
Memorial Day I was taught in grade school some wonderful, historical facts about the birth of our great nation. Emphasis...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: FADS AND SIGNS
Fads are Signs I’ve recently had two publishers agree to publish a collection of stories I have put together from...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Legacies
Legacies When I was growing up I had little idea of what was meant by the word, ‘legacy.’ I was...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Cobblers!!
Cobblers!! This week my wife prepared a couple of kitchen delights for me, perhaps in honor of ‘Mother’s Day,’ albeit...
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