Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis

First, please excuse the cross-post. I am not inclined to post the same article to all of my blogs, but this is an important exception. I have a story to tell, and I want you to read it, please. Once upon a time, Papa and I met a nice man at a bluegrass festival. The … Read more

Belle’s Box – 2-32

This entry is part 187 of 372 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here. The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items … Read more

The Reliability of my Blog

This entry is part 186 of 372 in the series Belle's Box

Well, it finally happened, I bet you have see this, or at least watched the discussion regarding the post. It the writer intended to attract attention, I’ll bet it worked! At the route of the criticism are the following statements: Blogs are easy to create, “anyone who can type and use the internet” may do … Read more

RIP – Fred Synk

One of the good guys is gone. We were slightly acquainted with Fred, he was highly involved in troop 1701, which GS1 and GS2 were affiliated with. Fred was on the high adventure trips GS1 took, one biking, one canoeing. Quite a number of young men were influenced by Fred’s generosity with his time and … Read more

Belle’s Box – 2-31

This entry is part 185 of 372 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here. The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items … Read more

What a Time

Papa and I headed south last Friday morning, and ended up in Wilmington, Ohio. Joe Mullins and his family hosted the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, a great destination for bluegrass fans.  I am ever so glad we made the trip. On December 12, 2006, I made a post about the death of Dempsey Young. … Read more