What to do when your day goes south? At the time I write this, it is Monday. I awoke refreshed from a good night’s rest ready to tackle Monday. I should have known better. In making some updates to the website, I managed to delete a whole section. I do not know how I did …
It is never too late to take a ride on humanity’s bus. You may not know that I have written poetry since grade school. Most has never been seen, but I am going to change that by sharing a piece I wrote in 2020 when it seemed our world was imploding around us. It may …
Woman in the Mirror by Artist, William Meade Prince – Oil on Canvas, 1923 Are You Selfish? Selfishness vs. Self-Preservation. What is the difference, and why is it important to differentiate? Over the past week these two topics have been on my mind. Most of us are taught early in life to avoid being selfish …
The Friendship House where everyone is welcome… The summer of 1976 I was ten years old and going to hell. This proclamation was according to my Baptist preacher. Instead of attending the House of the Lord, I was playing hooky from Sunday church. To say I was happy to escape from the tomb of doom …
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hallmark’s Holiday of Love Day of Love! I prefer this over Valentine’s Day because not everyone is in a romantic relationship. Hallmark is a master of creating days to sell their cards – and more power to them. We all love a good Hallmark card. We have attics, basements, boxes, and scrapbooks …
Dontchu know you’re sitting with the King? It is well documented that Jasmina Eustace Howard is a southern woman with style and decorum. With her diligent guidance, the Eustace family upheld their familial obligations. It was a thorn in her side to have little influence over the Howard’s. She married Putt Howard knowing that his …
Have a slice of insomnia – fresh baked! Insomnia. Well known to women ‘of a certain age.’ I hate that term, don’t you? What that means is women over the age of 50. Women in pre-mid-post-menopausal years. Women who have more gray hair and wrinkles. Women who get chin hairs and crazy eyebrows. (What’s up …
The road to truth can be painful, but it will lead you to freedom. Sandy, back at home with Leon and Lucinda, was surrounded by family once again. Laney and Jeannie were married with families of their own, but the two visited often. No one really mentioned that the cancer was very aggressive and not …
Meet Spartacus, The Wander Kitty Spartacus, the Wander Kitty Goes Caterwauling Spartacus, The Wander Kitty found us at the end of July last year. He was barely weaned from his mother, but dumped near our home. It was during a rainy period so he found shelter under our car. I discovered him one morning as …
Secrets require hard decisions. Is it worth it? It took many tears and several weeks, but plans were put into action. Sandy was spending one last night with DW before they left in the morning for Mobile. They were sitting in DW’s truck in their usual spot behind Ms. Betty’s Dairy Dip but neither one …
