For me, the mid 60’s revolved around high school ball games, sock hops, rock n roll music, muscle cars, and Vietnam. It was a gentler time through the eyes and ears of youth. The years have flown by, and even my grandchildren are too old to participate in high school ball games. Sock hops are wonderful faded memories. Our 60’s music endured the test of time and is still … [Read more...] about Delane, Muscle Cars and a Brush With Authority
The Wonder of a Granny
Whether they are called Nana, 2-Mama, YaYa, Gammy, Mawmaw, Meemaw, or GiGI, in my mind, grandmothers should be the most loving people on earth. I never met my grandmothers; they both died very young. When a door closes … a window opens! Soon after I married, my heart adopted my husband’s grandmother, and I loved her as my own till the day she met her reward. I chose to be … [Read more...] about The Wonder of a Granny
What’s Cooking in Your Kitchen Today?-Volume 2
We have my cousin Delane's wonderful story and recipe, then keep reading for another great recipe from another cousin. Recipes and Aprons The old saying, “It’s so clean you could eat off the floors”, must have originated in my mom’s kitchen. She grew up in a rural area of the south, where the families ate what they raised or bartered with neighbors to have other food, … [Read more...] about What’s Cooking in Your Kitchen Today?-Volume 2
Musings of a Gentler Time; Volume 2
When my family moved from South Carolina to Georgia, Pat was my next-door neighbor. I loved her like the older sister I never had and would have traded her for my little brother in a heartbeat. I left all my high school friends in South Carolina and sulked my way through classes in Georgia. Pat was aware that no one was going to push me into socializing unless she did. So, … [Read more...] about Musings of a Gentler Time; Volume 2
Musings of a Gentler Time
Many years ago, I took a monkey puppet to a 5-year-old Sunday school class. The puppet was about 3’ long with a goofy little monkey face and long arms that could go around my neck. As we began to sing a song, I pretended not to notice that Monkey jiggled, almost dancing to the music. He opened his mouth wide and stuck out his tongue at everyone in the class. The kids … [Read more...] about Musings of a Gentler Time
