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A Childhood Lullaby

By Lawrence H. Balleine

Instead of Brahms, he heard bangs and booms.
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A Family's Refuge

By Julia Nunnally Duncan

There was no better place to simply enjoy each other's company.
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A Musical School Year

By Susan Davis

She didn't quite understand it, but it was fun all the same.
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A Portal to Happiness

By Lewis F. Gossett

It was a place of matchless magic.
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A Standout Year

By Diana Vickery

The Gettysburg Address and The Star-Spangled Banner topped the list.
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All Aboard

By Sheila E. Meador

Every trip was special.
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Alone on the Train

By Barbara Privett

A bad case of homesickness was to blame.
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Big Pink

By Bruce Smith

When he saw it at the end of the lot, he was speechless.
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Both Hands, Please

By Douglas S. Clark

It was the only way this was going to work.
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Good Old Days in the Kitchen -- Tricky Treats

By Georgia Kohart

A fun twist on traditional favorites.
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Half a Porch

By Karla Cooper

There she learned what not to cut.
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Job Well Done

By W. Dean Marple

The ugly green thing witnessed it all.
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Looking Hollywood Way -- A Different Kind of Soap ...

By Michael O'Donnell

Dark Shadows broke the mold.
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More Pedaling, Less Pondering

By Jerry Thordsen

A wayward thought set a "hooky adventure" in motion.
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Mother's Meatloaf

By Phillip Hammes

The thought of it made schoolwork impossible.
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Not a Ghost of a Chance

By Marilyn Ludwig

She never did get to be a cowgirl.
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Part of the Scene

By David G. Kanzeg

A front porch with a glider? A true cultural necessity.
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Rocket Man

By Eddie Evans

The space race was on -- outside and inside his high school.
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Safety Last

By James Deel

The deck was stacked against him that year.
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Stay on the Porch!

By Lynn Cassity

They would have if they could have -- it was the perfect spot.
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The Art of Making Sausage

By Doug Sletten

The left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing.
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The Neighborhood Hangout

By Linda Bennett

Adults and kids, and sometimes embarrassing garments, gathered there.
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The Railroad Dog

By Dana Martin Batory

He was treated like royalty no matter where he roamed.
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Watching the World Go By

By April Knight

She noticed everything and everybody.

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Dear Friends of the Good Old Days,

In my humble opinion, there’s no better feature on a house than a welcoming front porch. And if that porch has a big ol’ wooden swing hanging from its rafters, well, that’s the cherry on top.

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Bikes and Baskets

I just got my bike out of storage for the first time this summer. We've had a busy season as my son got married on June 26, and we followed that with a vacation to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in July. My standard, peaceful evening bike rides were pushed aside by the to-do lists hanging over my head. But now that our schedules have opened up a bit, the bike has been dusted off.

Job Well Done

By W. Dean Marple

August 1957 found me watching my first rodeo in the western Illinois village of New Windsor. Little did I know that later, as a young married couple, my wife and I would return and buy an old two-story home there.

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Dear Friends of the Good Old Days,