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...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Scary Movies
Scary Movies When I was growing up I had exposure to hours and hours of Hollywood’s creations of vampires, werewolves,...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The Benefits of Fasting
The Benefits of Fasting This morning I am fasting because I have to have some bloodwork done later in the...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The Relevance of Memories
The Relevance of Memories Somehow or another I have written weekly articles pertaining to my memories of growing up in...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA…Take a stroll
Take a Stroll I had an occasion yesterday to walk across my governmental campus for perhaps a few hundred yards....
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Helping Mom
Helping Mom What with this holiday we are celebrating this week, my mind went back to those ‘growing up’ years...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday When I was growing up, this season meant a time of a new beginning. By this time winter...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: What a winter!
What a Winter! Besides having to deal with all kinds of restrictions, due to the pandemic, a wild election year,...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: It ain’t Always Fun!
It ain’t Always Fun! Since writing this column about growing up in Louisa I have focused on those early days...
GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Down Town
Down Town In my mind, downtown during my growing up years was an area roughly starting on Madison Street at...
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