February 9th is Toothache Day
CREDIT TO: www.holidayinsights.com February 9th, Monday Just so happen to have a toothache today. Going to see dentist tomorrow. No one knows how this day got started, but there is…
The Fiddler
BY VICKEY STAMPS 2008 The Fiddler The old man rosined up his bow, cradled his violin across, and over his heart, put it under his chin and stepped down as…
Remembering Donna Douglas/Elly Mae Clampett
BY DONNA WESTFALL I first met Donna Douglas when she was 27 years old. Her job was actress. She played Elly Mae Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies who’s character was…
The Letters
© Vickey Stamps 12/18/14 Despite the crowded cargo in the mail plane, despite the height of the plane, which to the ordinary person might make one feel the need for…
The Trees of Mystery
Excerpted from the short story “Where the Ocean meets the Redwoods” by Patrick Westfall A large billboard had been placed on the southern end of town that read, Trees of…
A BIT OF FLANNEL…..A quilting story
© Vickey Stamps 11/10/14 The bit of flannel fabric, whose heart longed to be used for the bib would have gladly held its ears, had it any ears to hold.…
The Cross
© Vickey Stamps 11/3/14 Somewhere either here or there, and in the land of could have been, as well as was, a small crowd wandered first in valleys, then in…
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE 1989
BY LINDA SUTTER 25 YEARS AGO MY GIRLFRIEND OFFERED TO TAKE ME TO THE WORLD SERIES IN SAN FRANCISCO. I WAS THRILLED. AS WE DROVE ON I-80 WESTBOUND TO SAN…
