Harriet and me
posted 4 months ago | 3 comments
I'll admit it: I'm addicted to the Harriet Carter catalog.
There. Now it's out.
I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time browsing the thumb-smudged pages (or clicking on the 'Net page), engrossed in all those wonderful goodies.
Did y...
There. Now it's out.
I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time browsing the thumb-smudged pages (or clicking on the 'Net page), engrossed in all those wonderful goodies.
Did y...
Hard times habits
posted 5 months ago | 2 comments
The other morning I finished off a delicious jar of Blackburn's Grape Jelly on some whole-wheat toast. After breakfast, I dutifully scrubbed the jar clean and rinsed it out. Once dry, it will join my collection of other Blackburn's jelly jar coffe...
Adventures at the reduced price bin
posted 5 months ago | 2 comments
The other day I went to our Brookshire's grocery store. They have a basket with "going out of date" veggies and such. I found four large, acorn squash for a dollar. I was, of course, thrilled.
First, I cut them in half and microwaved them for thr...
First, I cut them in half and microwaved them for thr...
The Itch
posted 5 months ago | 4 comments
Lately, I have "the itch."
Not the kind you get from brushing against the wrong leaves in the woods. Nothing that Lancaine will help.
Huckleberry Finn knew about "the itch." At the end of that classic novel, he was off his raft and back in the d...
Not the kind you get from brushing against the wrong leaves in the woods. Nothing that Lancaine will help.
Huckleberry Finn knew about "the itch." At the end of that classic novel, he was off his raft and back in the d...
Mama's buckeye
posted 5 months ago | 1 comment
I have many fond memories of rummaging through my Mama's purse as a child. Her purses were large, and filled with a variety of sometimes surprising things.
Mama usually carried five or six neatly folded Kleenex tissues, a fragrant package of Wrig...
Mama usually carried five or six neatly folded Kleenex tissues, a fragrant package of Wrig...
Silver John
posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
One of my great pleasures has been reading, and re-reading, the "Silver John" stories of Manly Wade Wellman. Wellman wrote all kinds of books, from history, to sci-fi, to sword and sorcery, to young adult fiction. But to me, his most enchanting (l...
"Judge not..."
posted 6 months ago | 1 comment
"Judge not, lest ye be judged." That is from Matthew 7:1, and most of us are familiar with this verse. The verses following point out that God will hold you to the same measure that you hold others. A sobering thought, then as now.
Which brings m...
Which brings m...
The heat, the heat...
posted 6 months ago | 2 comments
It is the preeminent topic of discussion these days in Texas. At work, visiting with friends, drinking coffee at the Dairy Queen, you hear the same thing: when is this heat going to end? When will it rain?
Historically, I don't know that this is ...
Historically, I don't know that this is ...
