The Cozy Corner by Steve Nauman

In 1963, my all-time favorite TV show, “The Andy Griffith Show”, aired an episode called: “Man in a Hurry”. The setting was that a man named “Mr. Tucker” from Raleigh, had his car brake down outside of Mayberry on a Sunday. Mr. Tucker walks into the deserted town of Mayberry – deserted because it’s Sunday…

Growing up working in my father’s general store, one thing I started noticing was the greeting that certain customers would give when they came in and how that “greeting” almost always stayed the same. One person that I really remember ALWAYS had the same response morning or afternoon, if my father said, “good morning or…

During my final year living in New York state, I lived alone in the apartment above my father’s store. It was a good transition time before I would move over 600 miles away to Indiana where I still live. It was also convenient for me living above the store because there were times, we ran…

Many people say fall is their favorite season of the year. I have to say I am not part of that group. I’m all about SPRING! Part of the reason I don’t like fall is, I don’t enjoy the darkness and short days that continue right on through winter. I admit that I certainly do…

Do you remember some movies or TV shows – especially older ones, where someone is asleep in bed and that person is JOLTED awake by a telephone call? If you can recall one of those scenes, it usually was bad or disturbing news coming in on that call. When I had my business I received…

Forbidden fruit? Have you ever seen pictures or videos of toddlers who got into make-up or peanut butter or maybe even paint, and made a horrible mess? Then when confronted if they had made this mess – and even though they may be covered with the evidence…they calmly say, “Nooooo…” After several more years, those…

Have you ever gone off into “the wilderness” just to relax and clear your head? I have and I still do! Many years ago, when I was considering the house and property where we live, I had hesitated on making an offer – mainly because life was so hectic at the time. After I had…

I worked with my father in his general store for twelve years. I started when I was seven years old working a few hours now and then – gradually increasing the hours worked as I grew older. The last two years I worked there; I was working about fifty-five hours a week. Through those years…

Most of us know of people who have chickens in their back yards to provide them with fresh eggs! You might even be one of those fun-loving people! If you have ever paid attention around this time of year to chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys that have hatched their young, they will put the majority…

If the wind caused the back door to slam shut with a loud bang…and if Flossie was in the store, she would yell out: “I didn’t do it!” If someone dropped something and it made a loud noise, and if Flossie was in the store, she would yell out: “I didn’t do it!” On the…