Welcome To Frogonery

INTRODUCTION

    For every person there is a place which is held close to the heart, where a revisited memory can ease the pain of an entire  lifetime. It is here, in these cherished places we chose to go in times of need; in times of discontent. For me; this retreat of the heart is among the hills and hollows of my home, though not the place of my birth, the only home I will ever desire to know.

    I was planted among the fertile soils of these hills as a young lad, and I was freed. reborn into another world, and surrounded by the kindest, gentlest people on God's earth. Kentucky has given me a lifetime of peace. The rugged area around Paint Creek has molded my being. It is here I found life, I found meaning, and I met my wife.

    My fore-fathers cleared the pastures that dot these hills, my son was born here, and I hope the culture of the area is always present in his heart.  The stories and places I learned of in my youth are the influences of my words. Memories of my departed Grand Pa and other gentle people I have known fill my heart with joy. When the worries of today or tomorrow begin to weigh upon my soul, I drift to the places of my heart. I close my eyes and I am amidst the hills, cliffs, and hollows that have molded me into a man, I am at peace.

Jimmie R. Pennington
1998