If you know me now, you would be amazed at how shy I was  when I was a child.  We lived on a small farm in the Friendship neighborhood.  Neighbor children were not really close enough to play with.  One…

  Was very sorry to see the notification that Sally Crofoot had passed.  She was a friend and I did not realize that she had moved from near Plymouth.  We talked some and she helped me out at the store. …

  Each  week I suggest that you Scatter Kindness.  Will depart a bit this week to tell you just how much kindness was shown me this weekend.  I have done 3rd Sunday Market in Bloomington for over 30 years.  The…

  Was saddened to see that Jack Ufkes passed on Thursday.  He was the Ufkes in Brody and Ufkes Auctioneers.    In later years their auctions were often held at the fair grounds in Carthage.  He will certainly be missed by…

  As you know I sometimes take a mini vacation by going to the Mississippi River just above Hamilton.  Realized I had not done that for a while so today I stopped by Hardees, got a bag of cheeseburgers and…