by Gerry Furgason | Jun 1, 2024 | PETS
Living with cats is a noble but sometimes hazardous endeavor. Not only do they own you, but they know it. Penelope walked into my backyard and life several years after I took possession of a red brick cottage on Louisville, Kentucky’s East Chestnut Street....
by Gerry Furgason | May 3, 2024 | Teaching Years
CUMBERLAND FALLS changed my life. I was a freshman in the Art Class and had painted a landscape of the Falls with green reflections in the water. We had visited the area when I was in grade school and I was impressed by the green reflections on the water. My teacher...
by Gerry Furgason | Apr 20, 2024 | KENTUCKY DERBY
My sister, Jean had many friends when she worked in Paris, France. When two of them, Christienne and Christoff were on a tour of The United States, their travels brought them to Louisville just in time for The Kentucky Derby. Of course we invited them...
by Gerry Furgason | Apr 19, 2024 | KENTUCKY DERBY
It happens early in the morning, every first Saturday in May. My thoughts jostle back to pulling a dolly loaded with chairs, tray table, and paints through the tunnel that leads out to the Infield of Churchill Downs. The landmark Racetrack being the...
by Gerry Furgason | Apr 6, 2024 | RELATIVES
My Mother was almost world-famous. While she was working as a nurse at St Joseph’s Infirmary in Louisville, Kentucky, she had great compassion for the patients who spent many days bedfast during their recovery. The pressure on their bodies from long...