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 …
“Tangled in our nets, are we stuck in a sticky web?” ~ Todd Thompson Are you tangled and stuck? Tangled nets and hard choices; that’s a mouth full, right? These topics came up more than once this week. Not surprising since this was my birthday week. The more we age, the more we ask the …
Giving up control and letting things happen as they will takes courage, but it will always free you. Several nights later, and a yet another long argument with Leon, Lucinda knew she was being unreasonable, but she truly felt Sandy was making a huge mistake. Yet, things had become difficult between her and Leon. They …
Organic is always better. When you allow your creativity to flow from an organic place, wonderful things happen! A garden of organic words. What exactly do I mean by that statement? For starters, I cannot tell you how many times people will ask how I come up with the stories I write, or the art …
Secrets. Some can be fun, but others bury unresolved pain. Sandy’s heart was pounding out of her chest as she entered the sunroom where the adults had congregated. DW smiled at her and immediately came over and took her hand. The two of them sat down on the nearby loveseat. Lucinda was bringing out a …
