Author Archives: Roger

Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Roger

There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself, for better or for worse, as his portion; that through the wide universe … Continue reading →

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Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Roger

During our first spring after moving to Conway, the back way home from the church we attended took us through the community of Wye. The Wye Mountain Community Church hosts an annual daffodil festival in a seven-acre field next to … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Roger

With my father, one never knew what was going to happen from one moment to the next. On one occasion he and I were walking through an uptown street in New  York after dark. In those days Fifty-eighth Street was … Continue reading →

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Lum & Abner Jot’em Down Store and Museum

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Roger

From the early 1930s to the mid-1950s, Lum & Abner were a comedy duo that rival Laurel and Hardy in popularity. The characters were played by Chester Lauck (Lum) and Norris Goff (Abner), natives of Mena, Arkansas. They started their … Continue reading →

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Weinkeller Restaurant

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Roger

Altus, Arkansas, is the center of the state’s wine-making area. One of the vineyards, Wiederkehr Wine Cellars, is home to Weinkeller Restaurant, which specializes in Swiss-inspired food. The restaurant is one of several buildings designed to look like a village, … Continue reading →

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