Cedar Posts and Barbed Wire Fences

"He had a different way of looking at the land, the trouble at hand or any circumstance that might just come along .... and he measured his life in cedar posts and miles of barbed wire fence”.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU MOVE TO THE SOUTH

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  THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU MOVE TO THE SOUTH. 1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. 2. There are 5,000 t...

The Castellows - Hurricane

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30 miles off the Gulf Stream, I hear the south wind moan Bridges gettin' lower, the shrimp boats coming home But the old man down in the...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Morin Family of Maine a Short History

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Years ago I was given a document that was several pages in length. I glanced at it for an instant and found it mildly interesting with the i...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Two Dozen Eggs and a Long Walk

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During the summers, I spent much of my childhood in the “country” at my grandparents’ home in Southern Illinois.  Hard to understand how par...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Dead Duck on Easter Sunday

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Funny what recollections come with someone's passing.  My mother passed away last Thursday after a courageous battle with cancer. She lo...
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Monday, April 7, 2025

Tiger Woods and 2 Pickled Eggs

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The broken pavement is a mix of asphalt, gravel and pine needles. A warm spring breeze blows through hundred year old oaks and several dozen...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Baseball Returns In One Week

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Tom Grieve's experience on Ted Williams: "Ted Williams was debating whether to play in the "Jimmy Fund Game" in Boston, a...
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