July 2010

Her Favorite Flower

July 30, 2010

Although sunflowers are pretty (and I enjoy eating their seeds) they are not my favorite flower. However, this morning an enormous bouquet of sunflowers adorns my desk for Only The Good Friday. I’ve placed them there to honor my husband’s favorite aunt, who died one year ago. I’ve told you about Aunt Cleo before; she [...]

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Who Do You Want To Be?

July 28, 2010

As a child I always envied our neighbor, Ruthie Walkendorfer. She was, in truth, an unlikely source of envy. As I remember her she was a small, very self assured child with dark hair that framed her face like a bubble. Her black eyeglasses were almost as big as she was, with lenses as thick [...]

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I Played “Hooky”

July 27, 2010

A crochet hook and some “string” have occupied my time for the last four days. Actually, I got my fancy yarns out to make a wedding gift for the kids. You might think I’m ruining the surprise by telling you about it on the blog, but I seriously doubt the young’uns read my writing … [...]

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As A Writer, I Have Multiple Personality Disorder

July 22, 2010

Have y’all ever wondered about your “writing style?” Personally, I never had. I simply put words on the page that seem readable to me … and hope it works for you. Usually, I try to pack it full of puns … but they are obscure to anyone but me. “Style” after all, seems a bit [...]

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Pruning

July 21, 2010

From my back porch, I spend a lot of time observing the plants and critters in my yard. As I sit pondering, I often find that I learn lessons from Mother Nature. The problem for me is that as the seasons change, I forget what I have learned. At the moment, I’m trying to indelibly [...]

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Excuse Me, Gotta Run

July 20, 2010

I was trying to compensate for the fact that we were serving our guests pizza that my husband had brought home from work the day before. They were perfectly untouched pizzas, and nobody spat in them or anything, but I felt guilty. So, I bought a truckload of fresh fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, grapes, cherries. [...]

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Chomping At The Bit

July 19, 2010

I can hardly reign in my excitement about Share A Square. Do you know the project? People from all across the country (and the world!) are helping make 150 afghans for children with cancer (if you want numbers, we need 12,000 squares). We did this back in 2008, and the response was tremendous, but I [...]

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Fruitless: The Philosphy Of The Peach Tree

July 18, 2010

One peach, kissed by the sun. One measly peach is ALL I got from my fruit tree this year. I stood, hands on hips, in disbelief as I stared up at the single peach. Then I shook my fist at the heavens asking, “Who did this to me?” A very suspicious looking squirrel sat in [...]

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Mocha Mud — A Drink That Is Child’s Play

July 16, 2010

We all have an “inner child” who speaks to us occasionally. My inner child, whose name is “Muse,” won’t shut up. She can be alternately willful, petulant, charming, funny, humorous, or acerbic. I can often pacify her with coffee, chocolate, or bacon … or by playing dress up and letting her be a pirate. Without [...]

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Nuts And Bolts Of Love

July 15, 2010

Hypochondria is a gift passed through the generations. Being a perfectionist, I have developed it to a high art form. My husband knew this going into the deal, and he still took me “for better or worse, in sickness and health, et cetera.” That’s true love, y’all. A summer cold broadsided me on Saturday. I [...]

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Long Gone

July 12, 2010

Perhaps I expected to see remnants of my Grandfather’s farm in Styx … although I knew it couldn’t look as it did in the pictures that have survived. This photograph of Granddaddy and his oldest children must have been taken in the summer of 1924, since my mother is not in the picture. She came [...]

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We Call Him Fenster

July 11, 2010

Actually, we call all of the geckos at our house “Fenster,” because we can’t tell them apart. My husband tells me that it is the German word for “window,” and he is always right (Sshh! Stop giggling! I’m trying to get him to help me steam vacuum the floors today.). They acquired their nickname because [...]

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Goosebump Time

July 9, 2010

That’s what my friend Jennymcb said in an e-mail as we talked about Share A Square 2010, “It’s Goosebump Time!” She knows as well as I do how long it took to get the word out about the project the last time around (2008). It was months before we felt comfortable about the number of [...]

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Cookies Enabled

July 8, 2010

I recently had an uncontrollable desire for cookies. Not the ones on the computer; I needed a batch of homemade treats! This surprised me, because ordinarily my food cravings run to things like chocolate, or bacon … or chocolate covered bacon. However, cookies it had to be, and I required Snickerdoodles! Do you know those [...]

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Calaboose

July 7, 2010

If you don’t know what a “calaboose” is, then you are lucky! It’s also known as “The Slammer,” “The Brig,” “The Coop,” “The Jug,” “The Pokey,” “The Clink,” “The Joint,” “The Big House.” It’s a jail! This building is in Kemp, Texas … so you might want to mind your manners when you pass through [...]

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Fate Picked The Winner

July 6, 2010

Remember that Crystal Light Giveaway I talked about? There was a $100 Visa card up for grabs. Some of you came to this blog just to comment on that, while some of you would have commented just to make me happy. I appreciate all of you for participating. This round of the Water Your Body [...]

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Top Ten Signs You’ve Hired A Bad Defense Attorney

July 5, 2010

In my defense, let me say that I didn’t start this conversation. Let it also be noted that I have had no need for a defense attorney to this point (Honey, put the lid down on the toilet so you don’t make me a liar!). My nephew, who is an attorney, and also has a [...]

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That I Love Lucy Lady

July 4, 2010

This Lucille Ball doll almost begged to have her picture snapped. We found her on our jaunt into east Texas yesterday, where she resides in a delightful antique store in what was once the old bank building. The place is crammed full of marvelous whimsy. Robin, at Around The Island, hosts a meme inviting us [...]

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Bridge To Nowhere

July 3, 2010

No, it doesn’t have anything to do with Gravina Island in Alaska. It’s a decrepit old bridge that the highway department “parked” in a meadow near Kemp, Texas. It called my inner child to come and play. If you click it, you can see a larger version. My inner child squealed, “Let’s play!” while my [...]

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Playing Ketchup

July 2, 2010

It’s not a game, really. And, I’m not making ketchup, like Joy does at Stop Blogging and Cook. That would be much more fun (and delicious!). I’m simply trying to catch up! Do y’all have days like that? Probably not. I bet every doggone one of you have your world totally organized. So, would you [...]

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