Me and Mr Harper |
William Earn HarperBack in the late forties and early fifties there was an old blind man, a musician, that used to play on the street corner near Sweenys Drug store. His name was William Earn Harper.... Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:46:00 GMT |
KODI |
I grew up in the country north of Salem, Illinois. Not far from there was the small community of Alma, Illinois. They used to grow a lot of produce and fruit around Alma and most of it was shipped to ... Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:33:00 GMT |
Easter Flowers |
I grew up in the country north of Salem, Illinois. Not far from there was the small community of Alma, Illinois. They used to grow a lot of produce and fruit around Alma and most of it was shipped to ... Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:31:00 GMT |
The Toby Show |
Now that its getting close to spring Ive started planning some of the things I want to do when the weather gets nice. I guess my mind wandered a bit and I began thinking about all the things I liked... Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:40:00 GMT |
Harmless Mischief |
There was an item in the local paper a couple of days ago about some youngsters were in trouble for defacing structures in the park. They had painted graffiti on a building and broke some windows. The... Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:10:00 GMT |
Bringing in the New Year |
New Year's Eve was inconsequential when I was a youngster. Everyone I knew went to bed as usual, without any observance of the passing of the old year. The first time I remember ever doing something s... Posted by on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:53:00 GMT |
Some Christmas Memories |
Thinking back, there were some memorable things associated with Christmas. Probably the most traumatic was the year my brother Jack and I carefully hung our stockings near the Christmas tree in antici... Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:39:00 GMT |
Christmas Shopping |
We are coming up on the Christmas shopping season and at this time of year I always think of the master of power shopping, my Dad. I was about 7 or 8 when this amazing feat unfolded and I think of it ... Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:38:00 GMT |
The Power Of Persistence |
I guess it was when I was in the seventh grade when I learned the power of persistence. It was one of those great things you learn without studying or even trying. It just happened and I have remember... Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:32:00 GMT |
Black Panthers and Other Scary Stuff |
When we were kids, there would always be stories of black panthers on the loose around the neighborhood. I always credited Loren Bullard, a neighbor, as the source of these stories but I'm sure there ... Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:26:00 GMT |