Janice Crow
What In Tarnation?
June 25, 2022
What In Tarnation?
To borrow a catchphrase from Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls)…”picture it”…small town Illinois, 1961…curly-haired girl in a little plaid dress, white…
The Old Chest
July 16, 2019
The Old Chest
A while back, I wrote an article about an old chest beneath the creaky basement stairs at my parents’ house.…
POTLUCK OF OPINIONS
February 28, 2018
POTLUCK OF OPINIONS
It all started out so well. I still don’t know how I mustered the courage to raise my hand, and…
What My Brother Taught Me
January 13, 2018
What My Brother Taught Me
What My Brother Taught Me When I was a kid, I would never have thought of my brother, Bill, as…
Cobwebs and Cookie Dough
October 20, 2017
Cobwebs and Cookie Dough
WELCOME to my favorite season – Fall! For some reason Fall just seems to open the door to all things…
Sounds Worth Saving
September 6, 2017
Sounds Worth Saving
There are a lot of memories that come rushing in when I think about the National Quartet Convention…some great, some…
Preservatives….Sometimes It’s a Good Thing!
August 3, 2017
Preservatives….Sometimes It’s a Good Thing!
The “God Bless You Testimony Service”……whose idea was this? I’d love to know who thought it would be a great…
Sound Treasury
July 5, 2017
Sound Treasury
When you think back over your life, how many of your memories involve sound? Probably way more than you imagine.…
Busted and Better
June 3, 2017
Busted and Better
Who would have dreamed that “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” would lead to a songwriting career? I doubt that my dad…
I’m Workin’ on a Building…But Not a Doghouse
May 3, 2017
I’m Workin’ on a Building…But Not a Doghouse
Scrolling through some old stuff in my computer documents file I ran across something saved as “Shopping List”. I assumed…