What have you or your older loved one wanted to do before summer is over for another year? Oh, those bucket lists. Some of them can be daring but many …
Continue ReadingThe Trouble With the 80s
“When you get into your 80s, it’s a whole new ball game,” my mama has told me so many times in the past few years. She’s 82 and daddy’s 85 …
Continue ReadingSmokey Skies – Be Nice to Your Lungs – Stay Inside!
Daddy has been feeling well enough to work outside with mama and fix a few sprinklers. That was until all the fires began to rage. Now he’s not feeling so …
Continue ReadingWho Inspires You? Well, I Have an Uncle Who Does!
The older I get, the more I look back into my family tree and realize that the people I came from were or are amazing and yes — inspirational. From …
Continue ReadingSummer Foods of Our Childhoods
Corn on the cob, blackberry cobbler, fried okra and tomatoes warm from the garden — these are the foods that take me back to my childhood. What summer foods take …
Continue ReadingFading Away – A PBS Special
If you have a chance to catch the special on PBS called Fading Away – Alzheimer’s, it’s worth the watch. It follows families who are dealing with the disease and …
Continue ReadingThe Trouble with Money . . . The Trouble with Momma
For over 50 years, my parents have had the same bank. My parents are people who are extremely good with money. They worked hard for it and spend it very …
Continue ReadingAfter 50 Years of Cooking – Momma’s Had Enough!
Growing up, it was a rarity when we actually ate at a restaurant or even fast food. Come to think of it, there weren’t many fast food places around when …
Continue ReadingSo, Why Do I Love Lace Curtains?
Nurture and nature — both make us the people that we are. When I started taking a little time to really think about the people I come from, more things …
Continue ReadingThe Summers of Our Youth
I’m writing this blog today on the Fourth of July and I can’t dare think about an Independence Day without remembering the summers of my childhood. Almost every July was …
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