People of Yorkville Interview with Ken Carpenter Me: How long has Ken’s Barber Shop been in business? KP: January 2014. Across the street was the original barber shop, and that went back before the depression. That was the Sanitary Barber Shop. My dad (that’s Lenny) started working there in 1968. He had been working at another barber shop across the street since 1964 when he … Continue reading Ken Carpenter of Ken’s Barber Shop
So HOW are you doing now? How’s real estate going? … Oh, you’re doing music? (Y’all also mentally add, “Can you live on that??”) Really. Are you selling the house? Couldn’t you just put a sign in the front yard since you’re an agent? How are the boys with all this? What about dating? Have you thought about dating? Have you met anyone? What do … Continue reading Personal Update
Because there are days in the quicksand, and we all need to be able to laugh at ourselves….. A few years ago, during the peak season of my homesteading passion, I ordered an acre of heirloom corn. And by order, I actually collected a group of like minded non-GMO, Earth loving people, and we paid a local farmer to grow us an acre of heirloom, … Continue reading Locked in Arthur’s Cooler… A Tribute to Black’s Peaches
Educating Patricia Hatch’s Summer Music Offerings Private Lessons – 45 minutes long, $25 weekly, paid at the beginning of each month. (If you or I are taking a week break for some reason, vacation, etc., then there is no charge for that off week. If I am given advance notice – more than 24 hours – of an absence due to illness or scheduling conflict, … Continue reading Summer Music Lessons and Workshops (and Camp!)
Writing Workshop for High School – This high school writing course is two independent semesters and covers one semester of creative writing and one semester of academic writing. The course is designed for students ranging from the reluctant writers to the wordy wordsmiths. This class is a basic level course that can be adapted to challenge honors level students. The intention is to introduce writing … Continue reading 2018 – 2019 Writing Workshop
Have you ever played the Lava game? The one where you jump from couch to chair to Momma’s antique table specifically designed NOT to hold the full weight of a human? The ground is all one giant lava pit and if you touch it, well, catastrophe strikes. My marriage was one ridiculously long game of Lava. Only the stool beneath my feet exploded, and suddenly, … Continue reading Lava
Sweet Tea with Amber Johnson and Jessica Cartwright PH: I want to hear about your daughter’s business….. AJ: It’s called Wick-Kids. She started it last May, but she wasn’t ready to sell until June because she had to find different suppliers. Believe it or not, wax smells. It stinks. Bad. We had to find commercial grade wax, because it doesn’t stink. But if you just … Continue reading Sweet Tea with Jessie and Amber
