by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | EARLY YEARS
When I was four years old, our family sold its two-story Preston Street store in Louisville, Kentucky, and purchased the small grocery on Poplar Level Road. We first lived in a one-story bungalow a short distance from the store. Fox’s Hardware was...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | LOUISVILLE
Today I sat quietly on my cane chairin front of the Walgreens on Poplar Level Road waiting for Tarc-3. I looked down the hill where the Kernen’s Grocery stood when I was in the first grade at Holy Family School. I was sitting on the spot where our family bungalow...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | EARLY YEARS
Good Morning Johan wherever you are. If Jimmy Durante could say Good Night to Mrs.Kalabash, I can certainly say Good Morning to you. By asking me questions, you have made me stop and think about who I really am. I have been meaning to do that for several...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMILY
Simple phrases often become an adage for generations to respect or rally around, but sometimes deserving quotes are forgotten and through non-use, fade away and are all but lost until an appropriate moment necessitates a recall. We were going to...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMILY
There is a reason I always end evening conversations with family members with the phrase, “Love You. Goodnight!” July 28, 1961, was a busy day for Mother, Jean, and myself. After we finished supper at 1529 McKay Street, we went to the Laundromat to...
