When the television series Twin Peaks originally aired, my wife and I were instant fans. Our interest in this David Lynch related series came about because we were fans of his film Eraserhead. We watched the first season and were hooked. We bought the book The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer to read over the summer between the first and… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Bookhouse Boy’s Patch
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Printer’s Drawer – Joanne’s Charm
My son had his first birthday a few months after my family moved to Middle Tennessee. His sister was 3. We moved to a community where we didn’t know anyone. We started attending the Methodist church in town and soon made friends there. One of the ladies that the got to know from the first… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Joanne’s Charm
Printer’s Drawer – Canasta Playing Cards
One of the items that you will find in our printer’s drawer is a playing card. The back of the card is printed with “Wheeler and Steele”. The Steele family lived across the street and a couple of doors up the hill from us when my family lived on Vine Street in Alamo. My earliest… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Canasta Playing Cards
Printer’s Drawer
Printer’s drawers were originally used in the printing business to store the type that was used in the presses. When printing technology changed most of the type was melted and repurposed for other things. Many of the drawers from the type cabinets were sold to antique stores where they were sold as knick-knack shelves. We… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer
The Big Picture
When my kids were graduating from high school, my wife was responsible for ordering graduations pictures. Because she planned to display these in our bedroom, she planned to buy the classic graduation pictures, the girls in drapes and our son in a tuxedo. The plan was to eventually have one picture of each of them,… Continue reading The Big Picture
Yearbook Accomplishments
My son has always had a knack for jokes that almost no one else would catch. One year when he signed up for 4-H he marked Eskimo as his ethnicity. He regularly told other kids on the bus that his name was something other than James. He kept up that one for at least 6… Continue reading Yearbook Accomplishments
Big Hair
At some point, my son’s hair started curling. During his later years in elementary school, my wife was working at the school. Some of the black boys were talking to her and one of them asked about her son. Another boy in the group asked who her son is and the first kid said, “He… Continue reading Big Hair
School Pictures
One of the joys of being a parent of my son has always been the anticipation of the pictures from school. The picture above is a good representation. He has a mischievous look on his face that captures his spirit. Over the years, we were entertained by each package of photos from school. I have… Continue reading School Pictures
2021 Birthday Gifts
Several years ago, my wife started a tradition of giving me a gift for every day of my birth month. I keep a list of these gifts and usually share them here. Here is the list from this year with some explanations included for some items.
Kicked off the Bus
My wife called me at work to tell me that our son James had been kicked off the bus. This was when he was in intermediate school. She said it wasn’t as bad as what it sounded. She said that when the principal called her, he said that James didn’t need to be in trouble.… Continue reading Kicked off the Bus