Fourteen years ago on February 6th, 1998, some Springer Spaniels were brought into this world. A short time later, in March, Laurie and her mother, Anne, walked into the basement and two little puppies would crawl into my lap and curl up to fall asleep. I sat on the basement floor holding these two fat-bellied [...]
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Suzie..14 Years Old
Posted in My Family on February 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Blanket Hill Adventure
Posted in Deer Hunting, Historical, My Family on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Locals in the Armstrong County, Pennsylvania area have heard of Blanket Hill. In 1756, Colonel John Armstrong ordered 13 men to wait until daybreak and attack the 3-4 Indians located by the fire. Scouts spotted their fire earlier that evening. Armstrong feared these Indians could alarm the main village at Kit-Han-Ne. (Present-day Kittanning) [...]
A CHRISTMAS EVE
Posted in My Family on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The dark hours were solemn. Laurie and I had attended a beautiful Christmas Eve service at the Kittanning Free Methodist Church. We, later, shared our presents to each other. We enjoyed the antics of Quincy, our ferret, as he played among the torn wrappings. Our Springer Spaniel, Suzie, even with her illnesses, enjoyed searching and squeezing her new toy. We [...]
Bob Gets A Deer
Posted in Deer Hunting, My Family on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My step father, Bob Miller decided to go hunting after noon today. The day was rather mild except a breeze caused a chill to the under dressed or inactive. Lucky for Bob he didn’t have to wait very long to bag a deer. He walked to a tree and watched a field and in about [...]
The Three Stooges on a Deer Hunt
Posted in Deer Hunting, My Family on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Moe, Curly and Larry, a.k.a. Bob, Donnie and me, spent the morning chill among the woods of Pennsylvania. My job was to walk about trying to move some deer past these two hunters. I have one deer tag left and I am waiting for after Christmas when the Pennsylvania primitive flintlock season begins. Everybody [...]
Our Christmas Tree
Posted in My Family on December 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Laurie and I erected the Christmas tree today. This is not a holiday tree either!! Over the last several years our tree has been only about four feet high or so. One year we decorated the tree in an old-fashioned way. We used popcorn strings; homemade gingerbread cookies; we made colored ribbon strips; turkey feathers; pine cones and even used an [...]
Walks; Music; Events; Bible Seminar; Shooting…
Posted in Hikes, Historical, Music, My Family, Wildlife on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday evening, October 1st, I received a call from Lori Harris of the Family life TV Station in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. She and her husband, David Croyle were in need of some music for their Sunday Night Live show. Some phone calls were made and by evening’s end some music would be present for the [...]
Gettysburg Visit
Posted in Historical, My Family on September 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, September 2, my friend, Robert “Slim” Bowser and myself headed to that great place known as Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The reasons for our visit were varied. We stopped by some businesses to present viewings of the print, “The Wheatfield-Whirlpool of Death”. We discussed options with a business that specializes in shirts and sweat-shirts. We [...]
First Place At Car Show
Posted in My Family on August 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My step-father, Bob Miller received the first place honor at a car show at Elderton Pennsylvania. The event was held on July 30th, 2011. I had forgotten about the show until Bob and my mother (Ruth) pulled into the drive way later that same evening. I watched Bob glowingly remove his first place honor from [...]
Short Walk At The Homestead
Posted in Hikes, My Family, Wildflowers on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bob and I went for a short walk down the road where I grew up along Silvis Hollow Road. The very comfortable summer weather was inviting. I pointed out some initials carved into the rocks that border the old “Joe Blair Hill”. This is the name we locals call this hill since a lawyer [...]
