One of my friends posted on Facebook today about something that inevitably happens to many of us during the holidays. She was preparing a dessert, and she realized she didn't have one very important ingredient. It happens. More often than not around here, if you want to know the truth. When I wrote her that… Continue reading Butter, Sugar, and Wise Words from My Daddy
Tag: Thanksgiving
The Empty Chairs
Thanksgiving. It will be different this year. Again. The empty chairs, the ones not there, it all affects the spirit of the day. The memories both lift us and bring us down. Joy that they were, sadness that they are never to be again. Sometimes the best way to get through it is to "act… Continue reading The Empty Chairs
A Grateful Heart
Whoo, y'all. Today has been a busy one. And I wish my poor Mama were here so very much right now. Besides the obvious reasons, there's this. I'd set her down, bring her a glass of tea, whatever book she's reading, and-- I'd rub her feet. And back. And shoulders. All those years she put… Continue reading A Grateful Heart
Preparing
As this week moves along and people all over are preparing for Thursday and Thanksgiving in all different kinds of ways, I too am preparing for the day. Grocery list, baking, cooking (they are two very different things, you know), cleaning up, planning the timing around the parade *ahem*, and things like that. But I'm… Continue reading Preparing
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
A New Tradition, FunGiving
Today was the first Sunday in Advent. Advent means "coming," and this season is for quiet reflection and waiting for what is to come--the birth of Jesus. I have decided to try and enjoy this season. This time of year when the days are the shortest and the darkest of the whole year could be the hardest yet. However, as a… Continue reading A New Tradition, FunGiving
“Let’s Get This Thanksgiving Started!”
This morning when he woke up my little guy Cooter came right up to the kitchen door and proclaimed quite loudly, "Let's get this Thanksgiving started!" That made me laugh. I mean, the turkey had been in the oven for a while, but yeah.....it's not Thanksgiving without the "fambly folk" there. And how can your day… Continue reading “Let’s Get This Thanksgiving Started!”
I Might Need A Nap 