Truck Going Around The Bend

       It was nighttime and my family was sitting in the living room of the small bungalow where we lived near our Poplar Level Road Grocery Store. Blackout shades were down as there was to be an air raid practice that evening. I recalled from the days living on...

The Bungalow

         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...

Short History

       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...

Softball Team

        My days of softball team playing were short-lived although coaching by my Uncle George caused me to set a good example for rival coaches to remark to his players, “Look at her batting stance. That’s how you should stand at the plate.”      I knew how to...

Presentation Academy 1951-1955

       Sister Mary Lucina was a petite Irish nun who taught Latin with the Sisters of Charity at the Catholic, all-girls school, Presentation Academy. The Academy complex was located on the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge Streets in downtown Louisville,...

Holy Family School 1943-1951

         All of my Catholic grade school years were spent at HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL which is located on Poplar Level Road in Louisville, Kentucky. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were our teachers.      When I entered the first grade, we lived in a small bungalow...