Comments on: Home is what you make of it

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:23:00 +0000

Would like to know more about Johnny White’s bar. Doing family history on my husband’s side. He said his dad used to go to Johnny’s. It is on Dale street, right? Just curious as my husband’s father was raised by a man who was in the Negro Leagues back in the early 1900s and married to his aunt, as his mother had died 2 days after birth. Do you know how long Johnny’s Bar has been there?

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:17:00 +0000

Absolutely! Thanks for sharing!

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:16:00 +0000

Amen, Josh!

By: Pat Eggleton

Pat Eggleton — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:32:00 +0000

Yes, I agree. Home is very much what we make of it and it’s important to feel “at home” in the houses of our nearest and dearest, too.

By: Josh Bulloc

Josh Bulloc — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:01:00 +0000

Home is where my friends and family are.

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:06:00 +0000

If you ever find yourself in my neck of the woods, let me know. I’d like a tour of the old ‘hood if you’re willing to lead.

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:05:00 +0000

It helps when you have the right spouse!

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:05:00 +0000

I’ll have to write a post about it, but every time we find ourselves somewhere else and we like being there, we try to define what it is exactly that makes us feel that way. It’s amazing how difficult it can be to break things down to their smallest element to decide what makes it important. A common example is living on a lake. Is it the sight of water? Is it the possibility of having a permanent place to dock a boat? Is it being able to swim every morning? Is it prestige? Lots of things to think about.

By: Rufus Dogg

Rufus Dogg — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:27:00 +0000

I grew up in St. Paul — Frogtown — on Van Buren Ave right down the street from the Bourbon Bar.. and Johnny White’s and a few others that didn’t bother putting signs up the neighborhood has changed a lot since the ’60s-’70s but I still check it out every time I find myself up in Minnesota.. less and less these days, but you never know…

Thanks for joining us in the LetsBlogOff!!

By: Laurie Matthews

Laurie Matthews — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:27:00 +0000

When I think of home I think: safe haven, comfortable, full of hospitality. Doesn’t depend on a place…. I believe I could make a home with my husband about anywhere!