by Gerry Furgason | Feb 6, 2024 | FAMILY
Our family Dentist had an office in downtown Louisville. Aunt Doris ushered our bus rides to and from Jean and my appointments. Jean was eight years old and a few years younger than me. When it was determined that I was responsible and old enough to make the...
by Gerry Furgason | Jan 20, 2024 | EARLY YEARS
I can still stand in the backyard of our McKay Street home and see a horse pulling a plow to till the ground for our father’s spring garden. I do not know what made the metal clanging sound as the hired worker walked behind that horse on an early morning....
by Gerry Furgason | Dec 17, 2023 | EARLY YEARS
One summer our Uncle George had his office located in our McKay Street basement. While he took orders from local grocery stores for his Emgee Meat Distributorship, he also acted as a babysitter for the three Kernen sisters. We invented quiet games in the basement so...
by Gerry Furgason | Dec 17, 2023 | FAMILY, LOUISVILLE, Uncategorized
And then there was the morning that I received a call from D.J. who was at Durrett High School on Preston Street in Louisville, Kentucky. D.J. explained that his friend needed a ride home. The friend made the mistake of thinking classmates would enjoy meeting his pet...
by Gerry Furgason | Dec 9, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS
JUDD STABLES Highway 42 leads out of Louisville, Kentucky towards Prospect, Kentucky. The drive is scenic and an energizing way to start a day. I enjoyed each morning ride taking D.J. to work at the Judd Stables and hauling my easels and paint to the...
