“Sparky” was a klutz. Even he would admit that he was a klutz. In fact Sparky kind of owned the fact that he would forever be a klutz. However sparky was an eternal optimist, and believed things would work out in the end. Sparky had been given his nickname, after a cartoon character, a horse…
A story I remember from a reader when I was young. All those stories seemed to have a moral to them, which l’ll let you interpret for yourself. Andre’ was the lazy type. It seemed he could never set his mind to anything. When his father passed, he left Andre’ the value of 100 drachmas…
This is a story that I heard years ago, and I have no reason to believe it isn’t true. Time for a Christmas story so let’s go. It was about mid afternoon on Christmas Eve and mum asked her son Charlie if he’d like to go for a spin. Of course Charlie thought this was…
When our children were young, they each hung a stocking on the mantle, and before we went to bed Christmas eve, we would fill them with an orange, candy, or small toys. When I grew up we had a similar tradition that I always assumed to be German. Our ancestors came from Alsace Lorraine, and…
When I think I about fall I think about selling apples. I’ve sold apples or cider nearly all of my life. Back in the day, seems like nearly everyone had an apple tree or two and were glad to get rid of the apples. At that time there were at least two cider mills where…
Day number: 1. Light (all energy) 2. The Earth, Land, and Sea 3. Plants 4. Stars, Sun, and Moon 5. Fish and birds 6. Cattle, (animals) and man 7. God rested 8. God created woman The weeks fly by. But this one was special. The first day God created energy, which includes light, heat, and…
The only decade that has been named, and yes, they were roaring. A time of prosperity for America. A time of jubilation. The war to end all wars was over, and now we were looking forward to a time of peace. A time when cars were just coming into vogue, and we could go places…
The Horseshoe and Woody Hayes, the scarlet and gray. As I’ve said before I’m not much of a sports fan. I don’t know much about the glory days of “The Ohio State University,” but I hear in recent years they have a good team. I wish to tell you of a boyhood friend at Leo,…
Some years ago we had a gentleman that walked the Grabill Fair parade, and also walked downtown portraying the legendary Johnny Appleseed. He looked more like Johnny Appleseed, then Johnny himself, except for his overalls sticking out underneath his gunny sack. (Toga.) I ran across a picture of him recently and memories flooded back of…
A legend, an oddball, a real man. He was dressed in a gunney sack, (toga,) a cooking pot on his head, and very little else. No shoes, no coat. The bottom of his feet were as thick as shoe leather. He looked odd to those who saw him, and he was unique. He was a…
Our Lady keeps a 24-hour guard over all of her charges. Our Lady is perched on top of a mosleum in the heart of Odd Fellows Cemetery in New Haven, Indiana. Our lady knows all of the stories, and all the dirty secrets, but guess what…she isn’t telling. She has been watching her charges for…
This is the song that is playing on my pocket phone this morning. “I’ve got one more River to Cross One more mountain to climb One more valley that I got to go through I’m leaving my troubles behind One more battle with the devil and I know he’ll under- stand I’m going through with…
Jimmy came to school one day, excited that his uncle Lonzo had come to visit from Cherry Valley, Arkansas. Their town was in Western Tennessee. Lonzo Green, was a well known country singer, and word spread throughout the town. Jimmy’s friend wanted to meet him, but the friend was not allowed in their house. He…
