“It’s coming on Christmas; they’re cutting down trees….” Libby hummed along to the Joni Mitchell tune piping through the shop sound system as she placed the last ornament on the tree for the front window display. As she stood back to survey her work, the delicious smells of orange cranberry scones filled the air. Her …
Thanksgiving was this past Thursday, and marked the start of the 2022 holiday season. Some would say Halloween marks the beginning since all the retail stores now place your pumpkins next to the Christmas ornaments. At any rate, here we are. The holidays can be a mixed bag for most. You either love it or …
I knew I had to push through the pain. My calves were burning, and I just wanted to turn around and go home, but I had come this far, and I was almost over the last hill. My heart was pounding, and my legs felt like rubber but as I topped the hill and coasted …
I cannot believe that it is holiday season again! 2022 has flown by so quickly. This should be the season where we slow down, count our blessings, and spend time with the people that are truly important to our lives. I think we go through the motion of doing these very things, but as an …
School-age children wait all year for summer vacation. You either went on a trip with your family, or if you were like me, helped around the house and garden and had “sleep-overs” with your friends. Thursday was laundry day. Momma always wanted to get the clothes done before the weekend. One of my chores was …
November is the month we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. It is probably my favorite holiday because it centers on sharing great food with the people you love and reflect on all the goodness in your life. I do not like to use the word blessing because it can sometime imply that one person …
Welcome to THCountzWrites! Fall has finally arrived in the south. Your geographic location will determine the amount of colorful change you will witness. In my particular area of the south, the colors are not as prominent as other states, but you can see hues of gold, red and orange sprinkled through the always greenful pines. …
High society weddings can be combustible! Jasmina Eustice Howard was a proper, God-fearing, southern woman (God rest her in perpetual light and everlasting peace). You’d never meet a more gracious and accessorized woman anywhere. She always had a smile on her face, decked to the nines as though she had stepped straight out of a …
