Columnist John Moore picks blackberries each spring. Something he’s done for a very long time. Photo: John Moore There wasn’t anything accidental about blackberry season in our family. When harvest time came, dad had the harvest trip mapped out long before the berries...
Frances Pharcellus Church – New York Sun – 9/21/1897 “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.“Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? ...
Columnist John Moore collects cookbooks. Especially ones with a family touch. Photo: John Moore The transition to digital is understandable in some areas. Watching old movies is easier online. But when it comes to reading, I still prefer a hard copy. A book....
Columnist John Moore grew up with just about everything coming from the Sears catalog. You can buy reprints of the old catalogs, such as the one pictured, which is available on Amazon. Photo: John Moore For much of the twentieth century, the Sears Roebuck catalog held...
My mom turned off her landline. For 50 years, my parents had the same number. 898-2446. Now, it’s gone. “Mom, did you get rid of the landline?” I asked. “Yes, they wanted an extra $38 a month to keep it. I don’t need it since I have a cell phone,” she answered. It was...
Columnist John Moore's mother sent him one place often when he was a child. Outside. Courtesy John Moore Red Rover. Sandlot baseball. Hide-and-seek. Cowboys and Indians. The latter today is likely lacking political correctness, but it shares with the others a...
Columnist John Moore looks forward to Thanksgiving specifically because of the thanks. Photo: John Moore Thanksgiving, at its heart, was created for one purpose. To thank God for His blessings. The Pilgrims knew hardship well. They had survived disease, starvation,...
Columnist John Moore has always loved cabooses. He painted this on canvas when he was around 11-years-old. Courtesy John Moore My sister and I always looked for the caboose. That unmistakable red car at the rear of the train that held the men who always waved to us....
Columnist John Moore has collected pennies all of his life. Including this 1934 Lincoln wheat penny. He’ll miss the penny when it’s gone. Photo: John Moore There’s a scene in The Grapes of Wrath when two children ask for candy in a store and it costs more than the...
