A Cold Snowy Day .... Mules Rule, Cars Drool!
At least that was the situation 90 years ago on the Hughes farm! This day prompted me to write this entry into “Vision and Venture” for a...
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- Jun 30, 2020
Everything you wanted to know about Opa's Kin ... but were afraid to ask!
Check out this awesome blog by Ginny ... Hughes/Mennefee Family History
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- Jun 30, 2019
Head, Heart, Hands and Health!
Dad was a skilled farmer. He had attended UK AG school for a couple of years and he had 3-4 generations of ancestors who were farmers. ...
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- Jun 30, 2019
Stay Away from Mary Jane!
A couple of other characteristics of Dad were his kindness in trying to teach teenagers how to grow up and how strongly he could let you...
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- Jun 30, 2019
Hot Springs Arkansas
Dad had a number of health problems along the way. At about age 41 he lost all of his teeth and wore false teeth for the remainder of his...
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- Jun 30, 2019
A life well lived!
Both Dad and Mom seemed to love their winter (Jan. through Mar.) excursion to Clearwater. I went with them on their first one in 1942....
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- Jun 5, 2019
Weren't no Sports Bars in Crittenden!
An almost weekly social event for Dad was a trip to John Farrell’s barber shop in Crittenden. This was the standard meeting place for...
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- Jun 5, 2019
Hughes Hat Gene!
Dad was an exceptional dresser for a famer. Even for work, he never wore overalls or raggedy pants. His work pants were ironed with...
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- Jun 5, 2019
Honesty, Fairness, Manners
Three words come to mind when I think of Dad: 1) Honesty, 2) Fairness and 3) Manners. I do not remember exact words to me on these...
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- Jun 5, 2019
Gentleman Farmer
I could go on for pages about my family’s friends but let me go back to more diverse characteristics of Dad. When I used the term,...
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- Jun 5, 2019
Broheims Alan G and Uncle Skinny!
My father was a friend and a farmer. As a youngster, it seemed to me that my Dad knew everybody in the country, and they liked him. He...
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- Jun 5, 2019
Rod Perry Hughes - The Good Life!
It is hard to know where to start when describing your parents because one gets such a flood of events and emotions pouring out of ones...
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