(This was an old-school hand-me-down ride. Dad got it as his “company car” on a lease as the Kelvinator Appliance Division of American Motors where he worked was spun off to White Consolidated Industries to work more efficiently. Finally freed from driving Ramblers, Dad enjoyed it. In the old days, he would keep a new […]

(There are no harder working and fun people than those who keep Midway (CV-41) alive and ready to experience her guests. Don’t miss a chance to visit what has been saved in honor of her crew and the dozens of her sisters whose presence on the world ocean changed history!) There was a gathering last […]

Author’s Note: Late start this morning, and our apologies. There has been a death in the family, a close one, and that sparked a spirited search through large old boxes and ancient stacks of photographs to fill in some holes in the family history. This story about Soup is from this week eleven years ago. […]

It was a grand Thursday down in the country. There was a birthday celebration, gentle but extended through a mild day with lovely colors. Not the leaves- this is the Piedmont, after all, and not the hardy Northern brilliance of the seasonal passing of the green to brilliant hues of crimson and yellow. This local […]

Some of the detritus of several lives appeared in the big clean-up down at Refuge Farm. One of the boxes that came out of the parent’s estate showed up amid the wreckage down at the Office Complex as Splash, Loma, Rocket, Mel and DeMille looked on with mild interest. The Socotra members were amazed as […]

(Colonel Tom Parker and his “attraction,” Mr. Elvis Presley) The Writer’s Section at Refuge Farm was delighted that Arrias had penned (pecked?) a thought piece on the nature of our unique American society. First was that the Chairman was not shouting for new copy early on a Monday. Arrias noted the role of Col. Tom […]