Junior Year
The first order of business our junior year was ordering our class rings. Jostens came to the school and showed us the styles we...
Working for Dad
One summer I helped my dad at the Co-op. His bookkeeper Ruby was gone for a month. I think she was recuperating after surgery...
Baby Boomer Halloween
When baby boomers were the age to enjoy Halloween, in the 50's and 60’s, we knew how to celebrate the holiday. It was all...
Betting with Aline
The baseball postseason always makes me think about my betting buddy Aline. Aline was like a spring breeze, (actually she was more like a...
Little Angel’s Playroom
The ambulance driver is racing down the dirt road in the old 49 Plymouth with dust and rocks flying; it looks like a tornado...
Sand Hill Plum Dumplings
If you have grown up or lived in this part of the country for any amount of time you have heard of sand hill...
Backseat Driver’s License
The first time I drove Frank to the clinic to see his doctor I had the car loaded with residents. Frank was in the...
Checking on Mom
My mom lived at Mission Place for a few years. She had an apartment on the 6th floor across from the elevator. She did...
My a.m.T.
My mother has been gone since 2001. We were very close, especially after she moved to Hutchinson when my father died. We did lots...
Taking Mom to the Doctor
My mom was a dialysis patient. When she was on dialysis we didn't have a kidney doctor or dialysis center in Hutchinson. She had...