Tag: hometown

• On Front Street At The End Of October

  Different times…different places…different memories… [Photo source: Google search.] I should mention that, as a child, one of my favorite things to do this time of year was to kick a pile of leaves along a stone sidewalk. It’s gloomy, rainy and windy here in the North Country.  It rained hard before dawn this morning so…

  patrickjegan

  October 8, 2017

  Blogging, Childhood, daughter, Family, Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, non-fiction, North Country Life, parents, son, Uncategorized

  halloween, hometown, owego ny, trick-or-treat

• The Brick Pond

    I grew up in a small town in upstate New York.  The name is Owego, which is derived from a Native American term that means “where the valley widens” or something close to that.  The village has everything that a typical small American town should have.  There is a beautiful cemetery on the hill…

  patrickjegan

  May 7, 2014

  Everyday Events, Holding onto the Past, Memories, Real Personal History

  bonfires, brick pond, childhood girlfriend, hometown, ice skating, owego ny, skating, waterman center, winter