JUST WAIT… SEPTEMBER’S COMING – Home Country
Billy had to get his chores done early. It was the heat, of course. Now that it’s summer, he no
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Billy had to get his chores done early. It was the heat, of course. Now that it’s summer, he no
Read MoreThe Pieceful Quilters second biennial quilt show held August 4-5 in Monroeville was very nice. Many of the quilts were
Read MoreMidsummer heat beams down upon the hills now, and we are surrounded by green hills, green meadows and green lawns.
Read MoreCelebration 2017 at the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana exceeded my expectations. In one day I met up
Read MoreThe History Center continues the Miami Indian Heritage Days this Saturday, August 5 at the Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton
Read MoreBert and Maizie were down at the swimming hole on Lewis Creek the other day. Saturday it was. The sun
Read MoreMany consider June as the wedding month. And every time it comes along I’m reminded of a wedding I was
Read MoreLooking for a fun time with the kids as their summer vacation winds down? Then head off to Monroeville Harvest
Read MoreHot and full-blown, summer comes breathlessly into the hills. She blows her sultry breath over the countryside, coaxing the gardens
Read MoreIt happened in the checkout lane down at the Soup ‘R’ Market last week. We discussed it thoroughly, of course,
Read MoreSteve waited until all the horses went through the sale Saturday morning (I mean, you never can tell when the
Read MoreHistoric textile research champion Virginia Gunn has been selected as the 2017 honoree in The Quilters Hall of Fame. Virginia’s
Read MoreBetty King celebrated her 100th Birthday on Tuesday, June 20th! A party, complete with music, friends and family, was held
Read MoreOur hills simmer under July heat, as the sun beats down relentlessly upon humans and animals alike. Hound dogs hunt
Read MoreI was scoutmaster to eighteen boys. On Tuesday nights I handled the scouting activities, but on Sundays, though I met
Read MoreSouthwest Honey Co. and the Allen County Public Library have teamed up to bring the k-12 “Explore the Honey Bee”
Read MoreMy name is Jonathan Morales and my father asked that I help him write a “Thank You” for the person
Read MoreFathers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes—short, tall, curly hair, no hair, old, young, skinny, stout, etc.—but one
Read MoreWindy Wilson looked through the notions aisle at the store and finally picked out the package of needles he wanted.
Read MoreA grandmother’s legacy to her grandson “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son
Read MoreIrma has it figured out. She’s a bona fide, egg-laying member of the “Production Red” hen sorority and she knows
Read MoreSpring is getting ready to depart from our hills, while summer is impatiently waiting to make her appearance. With the
Read MoreRecently as I was moving larger items to my new home, I came across a treasure deep inside my cedar
Read MoreI have and then got it back. I went to Do-It-Best in Waynedale to pick up a couple of items.
Read MoreWhat are the odds? When I listed a WWII era souvenir “Mother and Dad” pillow from Gunter Field, Montgomery, Alabama
Read MoreHoneysuckle vine, with its yellow and white flowers and sweet fragrance, has always bloomed on the banks of Clay at
Read MoreIn the legendary “Cheers” sitcom of the 1980s, there is an episode where Norm (played by George Wendt) walks into
Read MoreMarvin Pincus is not the kind of guy to let spring slip through his fingers. Oh, when he was a
Read MoreMy phone rang, and when I answered, it was Andy. “Hey, Daris,” he said, “can you come help me? My
Read MoreThe mild days of May that we have always looked forward to and loved, have been blown in by strong
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