The theme for this week has been gray. Or grey. Either way, that's been the theme. All the shades of it. A lot more than fifty. It started with going for paint chips. It seems that we will be making a few improvements to help in the selling of my great Aunt's house. A little… Continue reading All Those Shades of Gray
Month: May 2013
If It Were Just a Little Hotter…..
This evening as I started out on my walk, I breathed in the fresh air and just soaked in the warmth from the sun. The breeze kept it from being uncomfortably hot, and it just felt great. I guess I am my Papa's granddaughter. He is known for having said in the middle of a… Continue reading If It Were Just a Little Hotter…..
Waving At Strangers
This morning was perfectly beautiful. The sun, the blue skies, the trees waving in the breeze. We were all up earlier than usual, so the littles were dressed and fed and out the door well before 9, enjoying the reprieve from the busyness of the past few days and playing with their friends down the street. I… Continue reading Waving At Strangers
The Pineapple Story
Last Tuesday afternoon I stood out in the sun in the backyard at my folks' place, Blackberry Flats. The heat of summer was bearing down but the shade of the tree and the gentle breeze made it bearable. I was visiting with Mama's neighbor who lives across the road, and who has been such a huge gift throughout… Continue reading The Pineapple Story
Ice Cream Sandwich Memories
Yesterday evening at the meal we take the drinks to each Sunday at Daybreak, our friends supplied and served the dessert. The joy in being with our friends at this place that means so much to us, with folks we have come to love as family--that's the good stuff of life right there. The joy and… Continue reading Ice Cream Sandwich Memories
Listen Here!
My husband told my son the story of how his Dad would grab his ear when he was little and wanted to get his attention. So my little guy has very unwisely decided to try this technique himself. Daddy is on the computer, grab his ear. Mama is reading, grab her ear. Aub is listening… Continue reading Listen Here!
What I’d Say
It was twenty-seven years ago today that I graduated from high school. Wow. I graduated from the same high school that my Daddy graduated from, and we even had a couple of the same teachers. He graduated before segregation and before the new campus was built--his school combined with two other schools to form the one I attended.… Continue reading What I’d Say
Towel Day is Tomorrow-Do You Have Your Towel Ready?
Yes, tomorrow, May 25th, is Towel Day. I know, hard to believe it's here again, right? Okay, I had no idea until just recently that Towel Day is such a thing. But it must be pretty cool. After all, my friend Baddest Mother Ever is the one who told me about it here. It is… Continue reading Towel Day is Tomorrow-Do You Have Your Towel Ready?
LOL…..just don’t cut it
This afternoon my middle sister called. She had a few minutes and wanted to share something that had happened in her adventures in homeschooling. She got tickled as she told it. So much so that her giggling overcame her voice, and she had to give into it for a moment. Which started me laughing. And… Continue reading LOL…..just don’t cut it
My Boots
Growing up Daddy wore the same thing just about every day. Jeans, belt, white t-shirt, and a chambray shirt made by Mama, matched with his work boots as he headed out the door. When he'd wear one chambray shirt out, she would snip the buttons, and attach them to the new one she was making. When Mama realized she… Continue reading My Boots
I Might Need A Nap 