A Girls' Day Out... Learning and Loving Arkansas's Past On the last Monday on April, Jenny Phillips and I drove to Luxora, Arkansas, to step into the past of her family. She had grown up in an old … [Read more...]
A Teacher’s Best Reward
Part 1: An Inconvenience Turned to Blessing On March 5 of this year, I had the opportunity to go to Little Rock on book business. During five hours, I spent a retired teacher's best kind of heaven … [Read more...]
Rambling Arkansas–A Visit to Fort Curtis
There is more than the Blues in Helena! As part of my research for 'Til Shiloh Come, my friend Mary Lee Cunningham and I drove to the Helena-West Helena area to visit Fort … [Read more...]
‘Til Shiloh Come–An Arkansas Family in Time of War
At the beginning of 2020, who knew what a year we would have to endure! I told my readers I would complete the Shiloh Saga by the end of the year. I set Christmas as my deadline. I actually … [Read more...]
The Shiloh Sounding Board: A Newsletter for those who follow the Shiloh Saga.
News From Patricia's Place Yes, my friends, today I am seventy. No, I can't believe it either. On Saturday, I was having lunch with some classmates from the Bono Class of '67, and we were discussing … [Read more...]
Ramblin’ Northeast Arkansas
One nice, pleasantly warm Sunday afternoon in March I decided to take my mother out for a drive. We had no particular destination in mind, but it was so good to be out in the sunshine we just drove. … [Read more...]