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Pickin' Up Papas and Putting 'em in your Pocket

In the fall, select papa trees produce fruit.  Racoons love ’em and even some people.  I won’t say that they are tasty fare, but they are often referred to as “Missouri bananas” by those with active imaginations.  At any… Read more

Stickney, Once a One-Room Store, Now Long Gone

It is still on some maps. It was gone before I was a boy (and I ain’t no youngster). A horse and wagon trip to Dixon would take all day and maybe then some. But lots of hill folks walked to Stickney. I am sure you could buy coal oil for yo… Read more

Rock Eddy Bluff From On High

We are getting that feelin’.  No, winter is not over, but neighbors are pouring over seed catalogs.  Our resident bald eagles are on their nest below the bluff.  We have been visiting old house places back in the timber here… Read more

The Great Mama Road (Route 66)

If you had wings and could fly south at Rock Eddy Bluff Farm, you would reach the old Mother Road (Rt. 66) in roughly 12 miles.    For those of us who can’t fly across the river, a bridge is required.  That puts the mileage … Read more