MEAN CHICKENSWhen I was a child my uncle kept fighting game cocks in his back yard. Tiny children raised in the north, my siblings and I were solemnly…5d ago5d ago
Twas the Night Before XmasHandel’s Messiah was on blast for about a half hour as the cooking began. But then the young adults and their partners informed me that the…Jan 6Jan 6
Gentleman CallerMy gentleman caller came for dinner last night, as he has done from time to time for the last decade. He was entirely himself, the dementia…Apr 25, 20241Apr 25, 20241
Everything Can Be TrueSo this may not seem like it but it is written to praise a man whom I love(d) with all my heart — the father of my children. He was a…Apr 25, 20241Apr 25, 20241
May Day RenewalRE-POSTING LAST YEAR’S MAY DAY POST with two updates at the end:Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Penny CandyWhen I was just a bitty girl sometime in the early 1960s, my great-grandfather took me into Dinwiddie to buy penny candy. Dinwiddie was…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Bradford PearsFive months after my brother Bradley passed he came to me in a dream of visitation. He had taken a very long time to visit, it seemed…Apr 1, 20211Apr 1, 20211