June 2010

Share A Square 2010 Begins

June 30, 2010

If you crochet, chances are good that you have a handful of tiny balls of yarn. Though they aren’t big enough to create a project, you can’t bring yourself to throw them away! Here is your opportunity to use that yarn for a good cause. It’s called “Share A Square” Our mission is simple: We [...]

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Vandals Run Amok

June 29, 2010

Yes, there are vandals in our neighborhood. Not members of an East Germanic tribe … teenagers (I suppose) with no curfew and a mischievous streak (I hope). When Mr. Tucker sauntered out the door on the way to work, this is the sight that greeted him. Actually, that image does not do it justice. Someone [...]

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I’m Not Going To Tell Y’all Again!

June 28, 2010

And, I’m betting you are glad of that! Are y’all getting tired of me babbling about giving you $100? I’m really going to do that. On July 4th, I’m closing the drawing and announcing a winner. Then there should be some fireworks! This is the final week (of four) to leave a comment on one [...]

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Cobbler For Two Posed A Berry Difficult Dilemma

June 26, 2010

Where is my grandmother when I need her? My Mamaw could adapt any recipe in a snap. If you walked into the kitchen and asked for a biscuit, she could make one in a heartbeat. I’m talking one biscuit. She didn’t need a recipe, she just grabbed a handful of flour, a pinch of baking [...]

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If You Want A Long Life, Get A Hobby

June 25, 2010

“Get a hobby.” That’s what experts in aging tell us. They say that we should develop hobbies before we retire as a means of promoting longevity. Longevity? They aren’t kidding, but why don’t they tell it like it is? What they mean to say is : If you don’t have a hobby when you retire, [...]

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Country Fried

June 24, 2010

I’m listening to country music and my brain is fried. I’m in a pickle, and I could use some suggestions. My husband and I have been asked to put together the music for a “western” themed party (it’s for the rehearsal dinner at our son’s wedding) and we are stumped. There are two reasons why [...]

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Dripping Doilies

June 23, 2010

My grandmothers (and their mothers before them) crocheted doilies. I must have inherited every single one of them, because two drawers are overflowing with this dainty stitchery. It was hard to appreciate the beauty of them, because they were wadded into the drawers. Most of them hadn’t been washed in half a century … and [...]

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Were You Trying To Tell Me Something, Dear?

June 21, 2010

Though he claims that he didn’t get past “Tenderfoot,” my husband takes the Boy Scout motto to heart: Be prepared. I asked him to clean the cat litter boxes for the five cats … and he greeted me in a “hazmat” suit. It was a joke! I swear it’s not that bad. I’d take pity [...]

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The Daddy Doll

June 20, 2010

On this Father’s Day, I’m thinking a lot about my Daddy. He died many years ago, but I still think about him all the time. My childhood memories of him are somewhat hazy. You see, in the 1950s (when I grew up) my Daddy was building an electrical contracting business. He wasn’t around a lot, [...]

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These Boots Aren’t For Walking

June 18, 2010

I’m breathing some life into old cowboy boots, but I’m reluctant to breathe around them. At the moment, those boots are a bit “fragrant.” I can fix that, I think, with some baking soda and sunlight. It’s my project for this “only the good Friday.” I’m trying to stay optimistic about it. My kitchen is [...]

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Assorted Photos

June 16, 2010

I’m just going to share some pictures with you today. It’s a disjointed collection from our trip last week. I always have the camera with me, and we snap pictures of odd things that catch our eyes. Most of them are ones that I will never use for a post, but I like them. Instead [...]

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That’s Not Enough

June 15, 2010

When I am turned loose in the zoo that is his adopted city, my son thinks that I am the one who needs a keeper. Possibly he is right. I adore San Francisco. I can’t get enough of it, but my “country” ways don’t necessarily fit with life in The City. My learning curve, when [...]

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Still Working To Give Away $100 From Crystal Light

June 14, 2010

That contest to win $100 is still going on! I get to give one of you a Visa gift card courtesy of Crystal Light. All you have to do to enter the drawing is leave a comment on one or all of four different posts. I realize that I haven’t been answering those comments … [...]

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Going Home

June 12, 2010

A totem pole towers in front of his home on the cliffs over Mendocino. Don created it with his own hands when his children were small back in Ohio. One day, he saw a telephone pole that looked like it needed a raven on top, so he pulled out a knife and began to carve. [...]

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Pausing

June 9, 2010

I realize there is a pause in the conversation here. I will be back. At this time, our family is gathering to hold each other close. It’s a time for remembering … a time for sorrow and laughter through the tears as we celebrate the cycle of life. “It is not length of life, but [...]

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Enter To Win $100 Visa Card With Just A Comment

June 7, 2010

What I won’t do to get y’all to talk to me. Now, I’ve got a good reason for you: I get to give one of you a Visa gift card worth $100! Yes, I do … and it’s courtesy of Crystal Light. All you have to do to enter the drawing is leave a comment. [...]

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Percussion Things

June 4, 2010

Are you familiar with the Todd Rundgren song “Bang On The Drum All Day?” Oh, go give it a listen and you will be dancing in your seat. The lyrics include the line: “I don’t want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day.” For my friend Len Barnett that is his [...]

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My Crochet Hooks Are Twitching … Will “Share A Square” Make A Comeback?

June 3, 2010

I am itching to do some volunteer work for kids with cancer. In 2007 and 2008 I worked with volunteers from all over the globe to make afghans for children at a cancer camp here in Texas. You can read a story about it that was syndicated on BlogHer. Each afghan contained squares from 40 [...]

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Fred And Ethel Bushes

June 2, 2010

When I first saw the bushes in my front yard burst into wondrous blooms, I was tickled as pink as these flowers. I turned to my husband, who is a fountain of trivia and asked, “What do you call those bushes?” Have I ever told y’all that when attempting to extract serious information from Mr. [...]

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Mixed Media

June 1, 2010

The ruins of what must have been a gasoline service station long ago beckoned us to stop as we drove down U.S. Highway 81 in Montague County. The “town” was called Stoneburg, and this building seemed fitting. Its charred walls seemed to reach plaintively for the sky. Those walls intrigued us; we could see from [...]

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