Stories
—Mt. Airy 7/16/2022— The Mayberry Meet-Up was a great success. Not a lot of people know this, but I am a shy guy in Social Situations.It takes a long while for me to warm up to people and actually bring myself to talk. The atmosphere here is special, though.I come out of my shell here…
Read More—Lynns Trip To Mount Airy – 2022— My trip to Mt. Airy, NC., is coming up. This Wednesday, around 1 pm, Mom, My Aunt, and I will depart headed toward Mt. Airy for this year’s “Mayberry Meet-Up.” I’m looking forward to it. Many of you know that I am a big “The Andy Griffith Show”…
Read MoreThe ’80s. My late brother Tony and I had to attend a Christmas Party hosted by one of mom’s friends. Tony and I thought that this one particular friend of moms was wealthy.At least in our minds, she was. She and her husband drove a ’40s-type vehicle. I’d say it was a “Triumph Roadster” if…
Read MoreI opened the Shopping List that mom sent to my email. I had volunteered to go to “The Pig” to get the groceries she needed. “Oh. This is a lot. I thought you just needed some milk and maybe eggs,” I said as I stared at the 30 items on the list. “You can un-volunteer…
Read MoreThis year’s 4th of July was great. My Aunt and Uncle came over, and we grilled Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. After we got through eatin’, my Aunt and Uncle broke out the Homemade Ice Cream Maker. You’re missing out if you’ve never had good ol’ homemade American Ice Cream.Homemade Ice Cream is as American as…
Read More—A Haunting In Lynns Truck— I personally don’t believe in “Haunted Houses” or anything like that.That’s just me. People in my family believe in things like that. I just don’t.I do believe in the Holy Spirit. Don’t get me wrong there, either. People used to say the house, that Mom and Papa had built, was…
Read More—Cabin 6/26/22 – Bears and Vehicles— Yesterday, upon walking out to Mom’s vehicle to go out to eat, we noticed her back door was wide open.Mom had made the mistake of unlocking her vehicle and didn’t realize the vehicle didn’t lock back.Long story short, The Bear had gotten into her vehicle. We had brought all…
Read MoreIt happens to everyone. Second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, month by month, and year by year, it happens. We see ourselves in the mirror every day. Sometimes multiple times a day.Yet, we never see it. Then, one day, while looking through “old” photos, you run across an old…
Read More—Cabin 6/23/22— Last night, at about Midnight, I wandered onto the back porch because I couldn’t sleep. It was quiet outside, and I could hear some “animal” slowly easing its way toward the Cabin.It sounded like a Hog to me. I say that because I had heard this exact sound many times before, and it’s…
Read More—Cabin – Cont. – 6/21/22— I realized I was out of Bread and Milk …again. So, I made my way over to the Gatlinburg Bypass. Before doing so, however, I stopped and got ten gallons of gas. Gas has gone down from $4.98 a gallon to $4.89 a gallon here. After getting gas, I hopped…
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