As I write this, it’s a beautiful day in the Ozarks. I know it’s still winter, but it sure felt like a spring day when I went outside early this morning to make sure the...

Let ‘Em Have ItHallie was my coworker/friend and I miss her. We worked together for seven years in the 1980s, so we came to know each other quite well. As time marched on,...

What Do You See?At 83, I can see the faces of 7 out of 10 of my grade school teachers clearly in my watching mind (grades one through eight.). I can also see the faces of...

At my age happy hour is an afternoon nap.Life is too short to wake up in a bad mood. I save mine till I get to work.Time of Year: Feed bags and bale wrap on roads from...

Friday I took off and had to take care of several issues regarding my Bill Jones. Then met Kelbey and helped her get things around and pick up stuff for Krelee's second...

Well, we have had a nice warm beginning of winter including the Christmas season, then all of the sudden our weather decided it wanted to be winter and flipped-flopped over...

Birthdays: February 14th-Happy Valentines Day, Teresa Russell, Meihua Billingsley, Ashley Pittman, Kerrigan Arnold, twins-Gavin & Sanya Billingsley 15, Riley Stapp 23,...

My husband and I recently celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary. On the day we were married the weather was absolutely gorgeous, much like it has been the past few days....

Dumbest Question EverThe last time I was at an out-of-town doctor’s office, I asked an honest dumb question.  I’d already been to this medical clinic twice, so when I...

All the talk was about the storm coming in. It is going to be big and bad. It could have been worse and could have been better. The grocery stores could not keep food on...

Anticipation is an interesting feeling, isn’t it? Children feel it the strongest, I think. It manifests itself as worry, dread, hope, and wonder. I just found out that my...

Let the coffee be strong, the mind be clear, have friends who care and life will be good.Wife complains to husband, “Our wall clock almost killed my mother. It fell off the...

Birthdays: February 7th-Waylen Mauldin 3, Jensen Morrow 13 and Nicholas Moenkhoff 26; 8th-Stephanie Williams, Olivia Hohensee 21, Kathy Boyd 65, Barbara Southern 77 and...

d to look someone in the eye and ask if they knew just how senseless they sounded, or if they actually believed what came out of their mouths?Our one room schoolhouse...

Friday, January 9, our granddaughter Chloe Jones had a game against Hume at home and won.On Saturday, Paisley and Stran had ballgames at Greenfield. Afterwards, Kim and I...