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Entries Tagged as 'Reflections'

Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Flippin

February 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Tom & Me, Tom's Family, Uncategorized

Resuming our Arkansas Memories tour the next morning, Monday, November 2, 2009, we started off the morning early (well, some of us – I was still down in bed) in our rental house, where the Andrews/Jolly clan gathered on the deck: Dickie, Jimmy, “Tommy,” Debbie and cousin, Oliver looked bright and happy.  The day was [...]

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Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter – Goin’ Fishin’

January 29th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

Before we get to today’s short post, here’s what the business was in the other side of the building housing McClain Furniture Store, founded 1905: We all thought it was funny and couldn’t quite figure it all out.  Maybe Greg would like to enlighten us as to why a furniture store and embalming company would [...]

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Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter – Homes 2, 3 and More

January 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Perspective, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

If I tried to show you photos of all of the different places the Andrews boys lived during the 8 years they were in north central Arkansas, I’d have to do a large photo album.  And, it wasn’t just during those years.  Between the three of them (not counting their oldest half-brother, long dead) and [...]

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Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter – Home Sweet Homes, House #1

January 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

Have you watched Cinema Paradiso yet?  Or John Goodman’s “Matinee?  You gotta go get ‘em!! Here’s a good reminder.  Before we continue our story, here’s one last look at the Paradise Theater today in it’s sad state, although still loved by the guys: You can see why Tom couldn’t find it his last trip to [...]

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Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter, Part 2, Cinema Paradiso – The Paradise Theater

January 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

My all time favorite foreign film – by far – is “Cinema Paradiso” (Paradise Theater), a 1988 Italian film that was the winner of more than 19 awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1989 and Special Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. If you are a movies lover, you [...]

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Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter, Part 1

January 11th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Tom's Family

The most recent post on the Memories Tour was on Dec. 15th, about the hospital in Gassville, AR, if you missed it.  I said in that post I was going to be posting more regularly about the “tour,” and haven’t done one since.  That’s Christmas for you.  (That’s my story, and I”m stickin’ to it.) [...]

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Calmness & Serenity: My Word(s) for This Year

January 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Inspirational, Philosophical, Reflections, Spirituality

[Note:  I'll start back on the Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009 next week.  There are a lot more stories to tell from that tour, the next chapters being all about when "the boys" lived in Cotter, AR.  For today - thoughts on this "new" year.] Every January I take stock of my life a little [...]

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