Today was our family's Fall Hootenanny, and this beauty was waiting to greet me when I walked through the door. That right there is a genuine Ten Layer Chocolate Cake. My Aunt made it because she was thinking of my Granny, her Mama. It took her a whole afternoon to make it. What a gift… Continue reading Cakes, Cookies, and Circling Close
Tag: Granny
Leaps of Faith
Out beyond Granny's house on the farm was a ditch of sorts. It was swampy around it, and whether or not anything we imagined was true, we cousins made up stories about what kinds of horrible things lurked in the murky, dank waters. The worst thing in the world would have been to fall in… Continue reading Leaps of Faith
the eerie light and Irish Spring
after a day of playing tag before the heat of noon chased us indoors to have a sandwich or a buttered biscuit leftover from last night's supper and marathon sessions of Monopoly or building frog villages in the sand pile under the big tree complete with parking garages for the Matchbox cars that all too… Continue reading the eerie light and Irish Spring
The Love Behind the Extra Leaves and Card Tables
I miss our big family get togethers from when I was little. It doesn't matter where. From my great Granddaddy's to my Great Aunt's to my Granny's to Mama's. I loved them all. The hustle and bustle of activity, tables or counters or stovetops groaning, laden with all kinds of good foods--and some that I… Continue reading The Love Behind the Extra Leaves and Card Tables
the boots
her boots standing over by the door ready and waiting were once white I believe but years of trekking through the garden and the Georgia clay in the heat of summer and the cold of winter had turned them an off brownish-orange and still they held up just like the one who wore them day… Continue reading the boots
Love is Always in Season
The day is here. Everything is red hearts and pink hearts and roses and chocolates and Sweethearts Conversation hearts. All things I can do without. Well, maybe except for the conversation hearts. I used to think those things had some kind of "Magic Eight Ball" foretelling ability. And we all know the M8B knew..... I… Continue reading Love is Always in Season
Whom Do I Get That From?
One of my favorite conversations I ever had with my Granny was the one where I would ask her who looked like whom in our family. We had it several times over the years. I would ask her about each one of my siblings--my one sister looked like my Papa's family, the other sister like… Continue reading Whom Do I Get That From?
A Walk, A Weeping Willow, and Magical Memories
This evening in the sweltering Georgia heat our Princess and I took Miss Sophie out for her evening constitutional. Many are bidding summer adieu and proclaiming this the last weekend of summer. Yeah, I don't think Georgia got the memo. She's still blazing like a great ball of fire. We walked along with my girl talking… Continue reading A Walk, A Weeping Willow, and Magical Memories
Just a Bowl of Butterbeans
In the past week or two, I've had a couple of friends discussing favorite foods and they have asked me what "my people" ate. Do I eat grits? Yes. Do I like okra? Anyway you want to serve it--absolutely! Chopped onions on my black-eyed peas? Step back and watch me go. Do I love buttermilk and cornbread? While… Continue reading Just a Bowl of Butterbeans
Better to Guess Wrong Than Never to Guess at All
Hola! Como esta? My littles are loving their Spanish lessons. They are learning all kinds of words and how to dialogue. One of their favorite things is when their Spanish teacher writes stories about the two of them with Miss Sophie in Spanish. They love reading it aloud and translating it to English. Their other favorite thing… Continue reading Better to Guess Wrong Than Never to Guess at All
I Might Need A Nap 