Tag Archives: grandparents

Christmas at 1019 Lester Drive

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Stan Fine

Christmas is, and at least for me has for several years, been a time when my mind is flooded with memories.  As has become customary for me, I considered an assortment of subject matters for this, my Christmas story; my … Continue reading →

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That’s Just the Way Cats Are

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Stan Fine

Most of the stories I write about involve events and people who live, or once lived, in McDonald County; After all, this newspaper is called “The McDonald County Press.”  However, once in a while someone stops to talk with me … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Fireflies

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Stan Fine

Lark had lived for so very long.  She had been witness to the birth of many, many years and she stood silently, and with very little notice, as those years died and turned into memories.  Her life had been filled … Continue reading →

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A Bed of Rocks

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Stan Fine

In the year 1961 I spent my twelfth summer here on earth with my grandparents, Phoebe and Grandad Fine and Phoebe’s sister, my Great-Aunt, Rosalyn.  The three lived in a small cinderblock house standing on North Kings Highway Street in … Continue reading →

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On The Way to Noel

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Stan Fine

I was twelve years old in 1961 and my family lived in the dry, hot Arizona city of Yuma. My older brother spent a summer or two with my grandparents and great aunt in the southwestern Ozark town of Noel, … Continue reading →

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A Giant Comes to Southwest City

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Stan Fine

Many things of importance were taking place during the summer of 1938.  Adolf Hitler ordered German troops into Austria, Howard Hughes piloted an airplane during a ninety-one hour flight that circumnavigated the Earth, Lou Gehrig hit his twenty-third, and last, … Continue reading →

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Brass Knuckles on the Bar

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Stan Fine

Brass Knuckles don’t normally come to mind when thinking about the tools used by law enforcement officers.  However, in 1961 my grandfather not only considered them to be acceptable, but essential tools of the trade.  He was the Noel City … Continue reading →

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The Glove

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Stan Fine

Summers are the culminations of children’s winter dreams.  The school days have passed and a long anticipated time for fun and adventure has arrived.  That’s the way it was for me during the summer of 1961 at the age of … Continue reading →

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Phoebe and the Snake

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Stan Fine

In 1961, at the age of eleven, I spent a memorable summer with my grandparents and great aunt in Noel, Missouri.  My grandparents and my grandmother’s sister, my great aunt, lived in a small house in town.  On a separate … Continue reading →

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My Grandfather’s Fish Story

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Stan Fine

Some seemingly inconsequential events which occurred when we were young remain in our memories even after our youth has faded away.  Possibly it’s just that some memories age better than others or maybe some recollections, just for a moment, bring … Continue reading →

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