Rescue

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...

Vietnam War

       “They also serve who only stand and wait.”In my case during the Vietnam War, the words translated to “sit and write”.      Most nights, after a day of corralling the four Furgason children, I sat at the kitchen table in Okolona and wrote letters about the...

Election Day Tuesday, May 21, 2019

       It was rather chilly and overcast when I set out on my voting day journey this morning so I wore my lightweight jacket. Voting took much less time than I had calculated so I had extra time before my ride picked me up from the Church polling site on Poplar...

Umbrella Angel

       On the way up my hill heading for various places, I have instituted a weed-pulling program. I try to allow at least an hour’s time before my ride appears, to attend to this duty. I stash garden gloves along with snips in my “out-the-door gear”. This not...

The Great Trees

       Once upon a time, before the houses were built, I could walk half a block from my doorway and step back in time to when Indians hunted along the slopes behind our home. They left arrowheads for later neighbors to discover and treasure.      With little...