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...

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...

One more teenage sport/hobby was roller skating. There was a rink in Walton and during most opportunities, I skated. It also provided a...

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...

Radios and electronics captured my interests fairly early. My first recollections were watching my brother build a “crystal set”. This...

You cannot call reading a hobby but my grandmother supplied me with a subscription to Popular Mechanics, a magazine that is still...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Other than the heating and plumbing characteristics or out home mentioned above, our home at Crittenden was quite comfortable. My...

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

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...

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

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...

I have many memories of my grandparents. My grandfather, Bartlett Kniffin Meneffee, was a doctor that had started practice within a few...

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...

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

I always looked on my brother as a mentor. The age spread kept us from being very competitive with each other. I do not ever remember...