Recollections

On September 6, 1875, two men walked into the Bank of Huntington with their revolvers drawn. Two others kept guard outside. The four men left the bank with $20,000 and...

Living Green    Before this ‘throw-away’ generation arrived, I remember when people did things much differently than do many today. Some of those differences have led to an improved quality...

Flat Irons I was watching a movie on TV the other night when the camera panned and showed various points in New York City. One struck my attention, not because...

Premiums – Marketing A marketing ploy of the mid-forties, fifties and into the sixties frequently involved an idea that would tempt people to choose one product over another because of...

Hollywood in the Garden Last week I wrote about television as it evolved in my life and the livers of many others. There was another form of entertainment that came...

Television Back when I was around ten or eleven-years old a new businessman, Mr. C.D. Wells, came to our little town and opened an appliance store. It was located across...

Father’s Day Another year, another Father’s Day. Again, I must review the traditional model of fathers in general.  The trend these days is for children to grow up in split...

Summer Camps The arrival of summer reminds me of the special times I spent at some summer camps. With school out, and the days so hot, life soon needed a...

    This tells it all about the Parade and I hope you like the pictures.  I enjoy being the Net Control station operator there, for 18 years...

Odiferous Memories      There are things from our past that we often don’t think about, or we may push aside until circumstances resurrect memories. They may be absent for...

Memorial Day I finally did it! A year ago when Suzie and I moved into our new home I discovered that our 25’ flag pole had broken off at a...

Honoring our Troops and Veterans this Memorial Day     Below is a list of Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators who will Honor and Remember our Troops and Veterans this Memorial...

Sharing the Wealth! Growing up in war time, or shortly after required us to share a lot of things. Families had to stick together and neighbors had to help neighbors....

Mother’s Day This week’s article is an update to one published five years ago. It follows my thinking today very closely and addresses this week’s focus. Our moms are the...

Setting the Scene Some of you may know that I’m working on getting some of my weekly column organized into a book. I have been in touch with a publisher...

The Early Years I have been busy trying to remember all the good times of growing up. I have come up with more blank places than detailed memories. Often it...

An Easter Message I’m writing this just in case you somehow miss attending church this Easter. Sometimes we have to miss and sometimes we choose not to be bothered. For...

Music Back Then Growing up in Louisa during the forties and fifties us ‘boomers’ listened to all kinds of music which meant a lot to our lives. For me, it...