Jan 11, 2021Time to Get a Pot of Beans GoingYesterday, January 6, a son called and told me to go watch the news. I went to the internet. No television here. Mob pandemonium was what...
Jan 4, 2021Waiting to Hear About Her Brother2020. A year for all of us to remember as different. How many times during this past year have I felt amputated? broken? defective? I...
Dec 28, 2020Heading Into a New YearOur grandson wrecked on a 4-wheeler the day after Christmas. Here we are at the end of 2020, and our immediate family is still reeling...
Dec 21, 2020Holding On to the HappyChristmas is less than a week away. I bought most gifts online, but three came from local shops. Those were the ones I wanted to...
Dec 14, 2020Christmas StarThis time last year, I’d never heard of Covid-19 or social distancing. We live in the Ozark Mountains, where the air has been of good...
Dec 7, 2020Christmas LetterI write one every year, then send it to relatives and close friends. Done this for about 45 years. It’s usually a time to update folks on...
Nov 30, 2020Season to SeasonHere we are, caught in-between my two favorite holidays. I like the tastes, smells, lights, the deeper meanings, the silliness and the...
Nov 23, 2020NeighborsTwo days in a row, I’ve baked bread. Two days in a row, it fell and was too hard. It didn’t look right at all. What’s going on? I don’t...
Nov 16, 2020What Came to MeI picked up a fan-shaped leaf. It’s from the ginkgo tree. This time of year they turn golden. One day it’s full of gold; the next day,...
Nov 9, 2020Mammogram? Every 12 Months?October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this is November. Soooo, I’m late—or am I? Actually, I have a reason for making this blog a...