So the kids know I’m UK all the way and that bourbon is an interest of mine. Bourbon is one of those Kentucky things I like to know more about. I don’t drink much of it, but I research and read about its history and science. Fermentation is one of the major science concepts you […]
Steph couldn’t wait ten more days ‘til June 15. She had to give me her gift. Needless to say, I was surprised when she gave it to me. I was even more surprised when I examined it. A little, brown, wooden box. A pin? A ring? No, here’s what I found inside… Personalized guitar picks! […]
(Bill & Shirley, photo from JeriAnna Conner) This past Friday, May 30, was a perfect tribute to Bill Burden. Well, almost perfect considering it was originally scheduled for April 4 but had to be cancelled because of the hundred-year-flood we recently experienced. I was glad to see Bill’s daughters Connie Tooley and Kris Martin in […]
(12-pounder from Caney Creek, 2022) It’s on! I’m gonna need six or seven gallons of catfish fillets frozen by July 12. That’s when the Caney Creek Gang (CCG) plays Pickin’ on the Porch at The Monroe Homeplace again. If I’m not mistaken, 2025 will mark the 5th summer we’ve played Pickin’ on the Porch. Here’s […]
(photo by daughter Lauren) My blue guitar collection is complete! For now. I’ve played five of them during open mic at The Rosine Barn Jamboree. Three to go! Just as I said I would. It’s been interesting finding and choosing them, even more so playing them because none of them are of the best quality. […]
It wasn’t a good day for golf. How bad a day for golf was it? Well, my son Tanner and I were one of only two groups on the course. Everyone else was smart enough to stay home out of the rain and chill. Part of it might have been that the old Lafayette golf […]
(my son Tanner’s work) How about that?! The official Notes of Blue logo! By Tanner Autry! It’s a good thing all my kids are good with technology. I’d be severely lacking if they weren’t. I love ’em and appreciate all their assistance. So this logo will appear on everything: this website, the YouTube page, and […]
And there it was. I had all but given up finding any today. It seemed like I had walked at least a mile with no luck whatsoever; in fact, I was on my way back to the truck, plumb worn out and dejected. And there it was. In a place I wasn’t expecting, there, a […]
For a while the blog might look weird or off because the website is being built out. Stay tuned as the website is soon going to look like it should. Thank you for your patrience.
In the early 2000’s, when the woods behind the Bill Monroe Homeplace were cleared enough for a stage and seating, much brush and many trees of all sizes, mostly cedar, had to be hauled away. I didn’t like the idea of perfectly fine wood going to waste, so I looked for ways to make use […]