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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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. ...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Dad was an exceptional dresser for a famer. Even for work, he never wore overalls or raggedy pants. His work pants were ironed with...

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...

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,...

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...

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...