Mine was a small world. I didn’t know that at the time, those living in that world seldom do, but it has taken years to realize just how small it really was. The farthest reaches of that world was twenty… Continue reading

We had a book signing last evening at the Greensboro Historical Society Museum. The Society has published a book we titled Bygone Images of Greensboro and as the name implies it is a collection of photographs dating back to the… Continue reading

Once again I turn on the news to hear about a disgraced congressman. This time it is Florida congressman Trey Radel. Arrested for purchasing cocaine , there is no doubt about his guilt. He has already faced a judge and… Continue reading

I was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal church throughout my childhood. It is the church I was baptized in and took my first communion. I was a member of the junior choir and went on to serve as an… Continue reading

Living on the eastern end of Long Island I had access to the bay as well as the ocean. I took that for granted. There is a lake in Montauk and I had seen it a few times, but wasn’t… Continue reading

I lived on the edge of Northwest woods growing up. There wasn’t many kids close by to play with and so I found ways of entertaining myself. Across the main road, Springy Banks Road, was a small patch of land.… Continue reading

I was talking with my Mom when the subject of Grandmas came up. She, of course, has reached Great Grandmother status and so can speak expertly on the subject. My Mom was the youngest of ten children. She remarked to… Continue reading

Yesterday I hung a few more pictures in my gallery of ancestors and descendants. I have begun to concentrate them in the corner above my computer desk. They are close together and I rather like the effect. Makes me feel… Continue reading

I see an increasing trend to try to litigate our problems away. The latest example being the football players. They are saying it is a case of bullying. Well let’s jump on the bandwagon. Not too many years ago it… Continue reading

It has been this way for a while but I just thought about it. We no longer have to spin it, to listen to music. We did ever since Edison invented his wax discs. We had records, in four different… Continue reading