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Author Biography
Rose Mary Clarke writes a weekly column about life experiences.
Rose Mary Clarke started writing columns for the Knightstown Banner when she was in high school. A graduate of Knightstown High School, Ball State and Indiana University, she taught French at Franklin Central High School and Howe High School. Her husband, daughter Victoria and she lived in Irvington for many years. She and Bill currently live in Warren Park.
She was a Realtor for over twenty years and returned to writing columns about twelve years ago. Her weekly column that also appears in the Weekly View is about life experiences — travel, nature, the arts and the funny/sad events of the past. She is an avid reader and enjoys writing, cooking and eating good food.
She has published a book of some of her columns that is called Ramblings: A Stroll Down Memory Lane with Henry David Thoreau.
Rose Mary Clarke passed away October 26, 2017.
Rose Mary Clarke’s Story Archive
The Halloweens of Yesteryear: Part 1
Onc’t they was a little boy wouldn’t say his prayers— An’ when he went to bed at night, away up stairs, His mammy heard him holler, an’ his daddy heard him bawl, An’ when they turned the kivvers down he wasn’t there at all! An’ they seeked him in the … Read More
The Octobers of Yesteryear
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it?” — L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables The human mind’s filing system resembles an enormous computer spread sheet in that it can sort … Read More
Another Story From the Home Front
Bill is a perfectionist which sometimes poses difficulties. When Vicki turned eighteen it was time to downsize. We did what we could to make our turn-of-the-century charmer appealing: We painted rooms; Bill put heavy wallpaper on a problem wall; I painted the basement stair steps red and put black treads … Read More
More Stories From the Home Front
When we knocked down the kitchen ceiling that was ready to tumble down heavy chunks of plaster filled the air with dust and grit. It took several days to clean the house. Then we carried in heavy sheets of plasterboard. “We must be very careful not to knock the corners … Read More
Stories From the Home Front
Our ranch-style house is certainly much more suitable to our time of life than the 2½ story, 1902 house on Ritter was. It has an attached garage, no stairs, attic or basement and is easier to clean and maintain. It’s on three quarters of an acre, and we have several … Read More