Jack of all Trades
In the little town of Mullinville there were several men who were a "jack of all trades" but the one that most of us...
Uninvited Dinner Guest
Supper the night of July 13, 2015 was different and exciting. We'd just sat down to eat and to watch KWCH/12 news on the...
First Grade
We didn’t have kindergarten in our little town when I started to school so our first indoctrination into learning was first grade. We were...
The Dreaded First Day of School
As a kid I always dreaded the first of August. We had to start thinking about going back to school. First a trip to...
Dad’s Loose Change
When my dad came home from work at night, his first stop was the dresser in the master bedroom....
Vic-ta-lee’s Birthday
Birthdays around the large salon I worked in for 15 years were always an adventure. Victor Lee, or Vic-Ta-Lee as his mother calls him,...
The School Lunchroom
A walk through the old grade school at our all school reunion brought back these memories.
Probably the busiest room in the Mullinville grade school...
Never Trust the Boys
Every few years my Dad would take us to Duluth, Minnesota to visit his old Army buddy, Joe. He and his wife had 10...
Thunderheads and Rainy Days
Friday June 26th was a beautiful day. In the afternoon the thunderheads billowed up in the blue sky. As I watched them I was...
My Father’s Hands
We lost my father when he was only 52 and I was only 24 years old. I had just learned to enjoy my father...