Category Archives: photos
My Last Enterprise
In 1972, I flipped on our new color television one afternoon and saw a man with pointy ears appear from nowhere in a corridor and begin sneaking around. I remember thinking, “Is that some sort of ghost?” I continued to … Continue reading
Jawhawkers Part 5: Family History
Our stay in Lawrence during Thanksgiving Break 2025 allowed me to explore some family history, since my father was a KU Jayhawk in the late 1940s. Dad had completed a freshman year of studies at Independence Junior College before being … Continue reading
Jayhawkers Part 4: The Watkins
Jabez Bunting Watkins was born in 1845 near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, about forty years before its Groundhog Day celebrations commenced. He had humble beginnings, studying law and settling in Lawrence, Kansas in 1873, where he established a land mortgage firm connecting … Continue reading
Jayhawkers Part 3: Past Purposes
After enjoying the Spencer Museum of Art, Wendy and I returned to the TownePlace Suites to reset before heading out to lunch. We again took advantage of its location just east of the Massachusetts Avenue strip to go find lunch. … Continue reading
Jayhawkers Part 2: The Spencer
Sallie Casey Thayer of Kansas City amassed over 6,000 rare books, original artworks by Winslow Homer and Robert Henri, hundreds of Japanese prints, thousands of glass objects from across the eras, antique textiles from four continents, Victorian valentines, snuff bottles, … Continue reading
Meador Manor 