Fatherless Day
On June 1st, if my father was still alive, he would have celebrated his 77th birthday. Since his birthday coincided with the month when Father’s Day is set aside to Read More …
Category: Fort Payne
An Early Father’s Day Gift
Just wanted to share what my wife bought me early as a Father’s Day gift. We found these at the Flea Market in Marietta, Ohio, last Saturday in the old Read More …
Hide and Seek (Sometimes Invisible)
Growing up in Pleasant Hill, Alabama, had some unique pleasures. One of my favorite games when we were children was hide-and-seek. My favorite place to hide was near the top Read More …
#Throwback Thursday
I was eleven or twelve years old (1977 or 78) when this photo with my sister was taken. My father worked for Northeast Alabama Junior College (as it was named Read More …
Cocoons
When I was a teenager, I loved to hunt for moth cocoons. Although the cocoons were brown and drab, most of them, they were like a treasure for me. An Read More …
Charlie, the Best Dog From My Youth
I’ve been trying to find an old picture of Charlie. He was the most loyal dog I ever had when I was a child. Charlie’s mother was Sheba, which was Read More …
The Things I Remember About DeKalb County, AL, From My Youth
Almost a year ago I visited Fort Payne and Rainsville, AL, for the first time in several years. After the devastating tornadoes in 2011, so much has changed, but the Read More …
Snow: The Conspiracy
Our first snow occurred yesterday. Nothing else seems more peaceful than watching the first twirling flakes drift from the sky and fall with the gentleness of a feather. Snow’s white Read More …
Never Poke a Hornet’s Nest
Sound advice, isn’t it? When I was eight or nine years old, two of my cousins came to visit. They were brothers and four to five years older than I. Read More …
Fishing: The One in a Million Cast
When I was a child, I often wanted to go fishing. Although I had begged my father numerous times to take me fishing, I can remember only two times that Read More …