by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | POEMS, Uncategorized
BIRDS AND SHIPS AND CLOUDS (c)Gerry K. Furgason You were very small and I so tall when we shared your childhood years. “Can I sit on your lap, Mama?” and we talked of birds and ships and clouds. Too soon you moved from...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL, Uncategorized
Purchasing the “Brown House” in 1995 began another chapter in my adventures of rehabbing old houses. The two-story brick building was located at 730 East Chestnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky, right next to the “Pink House” which is why I thought it a...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Random Thoughts, Uncategorized
As if having tinnitus is not enough, I have acquired the seemingly dedicated services of a small, green, noisy cricket. I know this small cricket is green because it landed on my arm and I was so shocked that I was unable to shoo it away before it hopped...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends, Uncategorized
I cannot think today of a world without Syl Buckel. He was a neighbor who lived nearby in Audubon Park, an artist with whom I shared studio space at The Cloister, and a friend whose smile made the backbreaking Picture Hanging Days at The Kentucky State Fair Fine...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends, Uncategorized
While setting up their booths at weekend outdoor exhibitions, artists engage in conversations ranging from what new work they will present during the show to favorite recipes from family holiday gatherings. My favorite memory of an exchange was mostly...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Florida Trip, Uncategorized
When the Florida family lived in Clearwater, the boys decided to take me out into the woods to explore their favorite hiding places, while I was visiting their home one summer. They prepared by scraping long sticks on the front sidewalk to sharpen them so...
