Category Archives: News from Louisville

DC-3: So Cool!

Posted on 18 October 2015 by conrad reynolds

Louisville has an older airport, Bowman Field, that is the oldest continually operating airport in the country.  During WW II, it was the busiest airport in the U.S.  Since we’ve been here, it has hosted such classic aircraft as B-17s … Continue reading →

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“Texas” Roadhouse?

Posted on 21 June 2015 by conrad reynolds

For a combination Father’s Day – Mama’s Birthday celebration, we went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch today. Since it was Father’s Day, I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak.  An explanation is in order. Many years ago, after I had moved … Continue reading →

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The Birds

Posted on 20 June 2015 by conrad reynolds

They’re here:

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Storm smacks Louisville today

Posted on 17 May 2015 by conrad reynolds

That’s the George Rogers Clark Memorial bridge in the foreground.  It opened in 1929 as the Louisville Municipal Bridge, and renamed in honor of Gen. Geo. R. Clark in 1949. The bridge is featured in the Bill Murray movie “Stripes” … Continue reading →

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The customer is always right, but that doesn’t mean we have to do something about it

Posted on 11 April 2015 by conrad reynolds

A beautiful spring day today!  The sun was shining so bright that you got hungry just looking out the window.  And as fortune would have it, a local restaurant, Roux, was having their New Orleans festival today.  Their tagline is … Continue reading →

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A boy can dream, can’t he?

Posted on 8 March 2015 by conrad reynolds

We still have a lot of snow on the ground, but we’d like to think that spring is just around the corner anyway.  I bought this small rose bush at Kroger today for two dollars; a small price for a … Continue reading →

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Bernheim Fall Festival

Posted on 19 October 2014 by conrad reynolds

Each year, the Bernheim Forest has a Fall Festival called “ColorFest”, and CVH dragged me down there this year.  Once I got there, I had a wonderful time.  When you live here in the Midwest, and the cold grey spectre … Continue reading →

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Autumn for Cats

Posted on 25 September 2014 by conrad reynolds

It’s autumn, the windows are open, and the cats are eating it up. Fresh air, sunbeam, altitude – according to my cat, it just doesn’t get any better.

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Jug Band Jubileee

Posted on 20 September 2014 by conrad reynolds

Today Louisville hosted the 10th Annual Jug Band Jubilee.  A good time was had by all. Jug Band music refers primarily to pre-WW II white people music, although I heard a lot of Mississippi blues this year.  I caught three … Continue reading →

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Back to the Fair!

Posted on 17 August 2014 by conrad reynolds

Yes, friends, it was time again for our annual trip to the Kentucky State Fair.  Not much changes from year to year, but CVH still loves the State Fair. We got up this morning, and I asked CVH if she … Continue reading →

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