This month our oldest child will turn 40 and last month our youngest turned 13. When Amy and Keith were young, we worked. There wasn’t much time for travel and fun stuff. When there was time off, we were typically... Continue Reading →
The wind beneath his wings
Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by Deb McFarland
Through most of my married life, which has been most of my life really, my Old Man has been the backbone of this family. Sure, I often have to be the navigator, gently — and sometimes not so gently —... Continue Reading →
Passing it on
Posted on April 27th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Red Bouchie was born and raised in Oneida, S.D., and came from a long line... Continue Reading →
Internet forum sets off rant
Posted on March 20th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. I was going to write about something pleasant this month but a comment, casually stated... Continue Reading →
A lifetime of flying
Posted on February 17th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Young Bobby Burns was infatuated with flying and airplanes, and on his 13th birthday his... Continue Reading →
In the mail…
Posted on January 23rd, 2011 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. It’s not often that a reader takes the time to send me a written letter... Continue Reading →
A family of aviation
Posted on December 15th, 2010 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Ed Nitzsche started flying lessons while in high school under the tutelage of Jack Brown... Continue Reading →
Going home
Posted on December 1st, 2010 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Last post I regaled the world with the great flying weather during the first part... Continue Reading →
Flying Time
Posted on October 24th, 2010 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. It’s October in the South and it’s flying time. There are more fly-ins, air shows,... Continue Reading →
Returned to service
Posted on October 3rd, 2010 by Deb McFarland
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. A member of the medical profession holding proper authorization and certification recently determined that some... Continue Reading →
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