My Mother’s 96th Birthday Pauline “Polly” Gunter Armstrong – 2 October 1925 – 5 May 2006

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sk4W8U14Tae9SB1Z9Sirah? Yes Father.I found you.Yes, you did.I like playing “Where in the world is Sirah?”I know.You needed me today.Yes, daughter I did.You seem to be walking even more than usual.Yes Luv like Forrest ran.Can’t run anymore can you Dad?No, sweetheart never could run much worth anything.But why do you walk so much?I figured like Forrest, […]

Princeton Hosiery Mill, Princeton, Ky The Princeton Hosiery Mill dominated industry in the small Southern town of Princeton, Ky, known in the 50s and 60s as the “World’s Friendliest Town.” The massive building consumed two plus square blocks in an old brick building plus a dye house and a warehouse consuming another couple of acres. […]

I suppose every young man can remember a special summer in his life. Mine was the summer of 1962 when I visited my “Aunt and Uncle” – Sister and Heavy in Louisville, Ky. They were not actually relatives but in the South we tend to adopt aunties and uncles and they were always at the […]

It was September 12th 1969 and The Rolling Stones were wailing about Honky Tonk Women, when I walked down the aisle at age 19 to get married. It would be a 10-year “practice” marriage for me to a lovely woman for whom I still only wish the best of life. How in the world we […]

Luzianne Coffee with Chicory Aunt Anzie’s Chicory and “Coffee Cake” and Murray State University Mary Hopkins was singing Those Were The Days My Friend at 06:00 hours on Monday, September 2, 1968, in room 404 White Hall at Murray State University. I got dressed and ran two miles in a light misty rain before showering […]

From the Back of Eddy Creek on Lake Barkley – This was not a surprise to me but it is one of those things that you are never ready to accept. This is the letter I wrote to her daughter Mary Brooks today. Rest in peace “Mom” you can never be replaced. Love, peace and […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — I am well aware that I have work to do. In fact, I can see it piled up on my desk here. It is the time of year when I have to pay attention to running the business, balancing the accounts, figuring out how I will make everything work despite slow […]

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From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — Easter was always a special time of the year for my Mother. Being a good southern cook and loving blooming flowers of spring time, she always looked forward to laying out a big dinner spread and having all her family over to […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — Easter was always a special time of the year for my Mother. Being a good southern cook and loving blooming flowers of spring time, she always looked forward to laying out a big dinner spread and having all her family over to […]