Fifty years ago today, December 17, 1967, the romance that started outside a laundromat in Valdosta, Georgia began a new adventure as my Mama and Daddy said, "I do." And they did. Sickness. Health. Laughter. Pain. Joy. Grief. Children. Grandchildren. Other children whom they called their own. Friends. Family. Biscuits. Gravy. Pound Cake. Fried Cornbread.… Continue reading Happy Golden Years
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A Little Golden Kind of Christmas Story
Forty-nine years ago today my parents said "I do" because they did and that was the beginning of a fantastic journey full of brilliant, simple moments and more love than one house could hold. Forty-nine years ago right now, I believe they were warming up some Pepsi or some such because they'd heard that it… Continue reading A Little Golden Kind of Christmas Story
Hairy Feet and Cool Clothes
Cooter closed the last page of his book and sighed. "If my feet were hairy, I could have been a Hobbit." Oh my land, that boy. Only 8 years old and the things that come out of his mouth never fail to surprise me. And have me bursting out with laughter. He continued, "I have… Continue reading Hairy Feet and Cool Clothes
If You Need a Timeturner…..
Last week Cooter hit another milestone. He has been reading this same book off and on for a couple of months. A little bit at the time, minus the several days in there when he thought he had lost the book. (I believe it was found in his abandoned "Indiana Jones" backpack.) Cooter finished reading… Continue reading If You Need a Timeturner…..
Learning from a Bear
The littles and I have been reading A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond. In anticipation of the movie, don't you know. Because I am THAT parent. The one who treks all over trying to find a copy of the original book. (Speak to me of the "movie adaptations," and I may not be able… Continue reading Learning from a Bear
An Anniversary, ee cummings, and Christmas
December 17, 1967. It was forty-seven years ago that my parents said their I do's and joined their lives forever. With close friends and family present, and Mama's best friend from school and my Daddy's Daddy standing up beside them, they joined hands and hearts and stories. Forever. I'm convinced they are up at… Continue reading An Anniversary, ee cummings, and Christmas
Rainy Day Reading
It's been a lovely, perfectly dreary rainy day today. And I have loved it. Days like this are perfect for reading, something I haven't taken time out to do enough of lately. So, after I hung the cheerful twinkly lights across my back porch, which is my roost and sanctuary, I sat down to read.… Continue reading Rainy Day Reading
Barbecue Sauce is Full of Grace
As part of our program this year, we are reading books that have movies adapted from them. (Ahem. Doesn't that sound nice--"program"? Makes me sound much more organized than I actually am. Yes, let's go with that--program.) We are reading and then watching. I found out that Emma Watson (of Harry Potter fame) stars in a… Continue reading Barbecue Sauce is Full of Grace
The Stories Interwoven With My Own
Today has been one of those precious days that you set aside in your memories to come back to later when the days are dark and cold, to warm yourself by as though it's a fire burning in the fireplace. Time with my family, getting things done, and in the midst of the doing, taking… Continue reading The Stories Interwoven With My Own
Spring Green
To paraphrase Eddie Rabbitt, "I love a rainy day." Today it rained and it poured and it did my soul good. For, you see, when it rains like this, it seems as though things slow down. My soul quiets, and I take a deep breath. I even let myself pick up a book in the… Continue reading Spring Green
I Might Need A Nap 