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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...
Dec 26, 2022


What do Freddy Mercury and Opa have in common?
They want to ride their bicycle, they want to ride their bikes. Duh! No matter if you like the video or not, you WILL like to hear about...
Aug 8, 2021


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. ...
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...
Jun 30, 2019


Introducing Anna Lee Coup Hopkins!
One more teenage sport/hobby was roller skating. There was a rink in Walton and during most opportunities, I skated. It also provided a...
May 7, 2019


Big Boys have Double Barrels!
In my youth, practically all country boys were into guns and fishing. I got my first Daisy BB gun at about 8 or 9. There were frequent...
May 7, 2019


Is there anybody .... outthere?
Radios and electronics captured my interests fairly early. My first recollections were watching my brother build a “crystal set”. This...
May 7, 2019


DIY Hillbilly Rollercoaster
You cannot call reading a hobby but my grandmother supplied me with a subscription to Popular Mechanics, a magazine that is still...
May 5, 2019


76 Trombones in a big parade ...
Also, Billy Murray was an influence on my interest in music. I had been sentenced to piano lessons somewhere between the ages of 8 and 10...
May 5, 2019


Bikin Billy Murray!
Billy Murray introduced me to two other hobbies during the 8-12 year old range. He had a nice new bicycle and Billy was always doing the...
May 5, 2019


The making of an Engineer!
At early ages, the distinction between hobbies and toys is sort of fuzzy. But I will start here because I sense that those things we did...
May 5, 2019


Extra, extra, read all about it!
The first big public event I recall was discussion of the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. That happened when I was 5 but it was...
May 4, 2019


Jack Armstrong meet Amos Andy
Other than the heating and plumbing characteristics or out home mentioned above, our home at Crittenden was quite comfortable. My...
May 1, 2019


Jones Family
Another black couple that lived on the farm provides many fond memories. Alameda and John Jones came to the farm after Kurt and Alice....
May 1, 2019


Farm Life
Life on the farm provides many fond memories and probably had major influence on what I am. There were many life lessons to be learned in...
May 1, 2019


Grandmother and Grandfather Hughes
I never knew my other grandmother (Hughes). She died when my father was quite young (six years old). My other grandfather, Robert Owen...
May 1, 2019


Big Momma Emma Claycamp Menneffee
Grandma was a big woman who gives me fond memories. For her time she was an explorer. I recall her going on a vacation by herself...
May 1, 2019


Sparklers, Firecrackers, Snakes and Roman Candles
I have many memories of my grandparents. My grandfather, Bartlett Kniffin Meneffee, was a doctor that had started practice within a few...
May 1, 2019


Modern Conveniences
I often look at our modern housing and marvel at the change that has happened in one lifetime. The heating in our house was completely...
May 1, 2019


Depression Years
Although these early memories are from what is known as “The depression years," I have no recollection of being deprived of anything. I...
May 1, 2019
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