Across the Ozarks
We got a dusting of snow, our bellies are full of turkey and colorful light displays are popping up all over the Ozarks. Ah, Christmastime is here. You know, I thought I had exhausted the thankful topic last issue, but as it turns out, I believe we all have a lot to be thankful for, all through this holiday season.
“All We Need’s More Rain”
In the 60's and 70's, you could come to a crossroad café in places like Cave Springs, Elkins or Hindsville, come inside the screen door and ask, "Where can I buy some feeder pigs?"
Life Is Simple
When I graduated from high school I was 5’9” and weighed 140 lbs. —soaking wet. Four years later, when I got out of college, I had shot upward to 6’1” and ballooned outward to a whopping 175 lbs. I figured I was finished growing and settled into pants and shirt sizes that I could remember for the rest of my life. Over the years, I have had to readjust occasionally, but not without a fight.
Across the Ozarks
We got a dusting of snow, our bellies are full of turkey and colorful light displays are popping up all over the Ozarks. Ah, Christmastime is here. You know, I thought I had exhausted the thankful topic last issue, but as it turns out, I believe we all have a lot to be thankful for, all through this holiday season.
Headin’ for the Last Roundup
The fashion industry is one of the biggest in the United States. In the way of fibers and textiles, believe it or not, the fashion industry has some true relation to, dare I say it, the agriculture industry. The fashion industry provides jobs for some 4.7 million persons. If you count those who spin, weave, dye, grow cotton or wool or work in the petroleum-based textile firms, to say nothing of transportation and retail.
Life Is Simple
When I graduated from high school I was 5’9” and weighed 140 lbs. —soaking wet. Four years later, when I got out of college, I had shot upward to 6’1” and ballooned outward to a whopping 175 lbs. I figured I was finished growing and settled into pants and shirt sizes that I could remember for the rest of my life. Over the years, I have had to readjust occasionally, but not without a fight.
Across the Ozarks
I offer a few thankful thoughts to ponder as we approach the beginning of the holiday season.
“All We Need’s More Rain”
Parker's Court History:
Part Three
Part Three
Life Is Simple
Born in 1912, my father was a young man during the Great Depression. Having only gone to school a few months and, in his words, “not much caring for it,” he had already farmed for several years when the financial and marketing crisis settled in on all of America. Looking back, I can only assume that this devastating era of our country’s past shaped both him and my mother into how they lived their lives.
Across the Ozarks
I offer a few thankful thoughts to ponder as we approach the beginning of the holiday season.
