The Good Things Jar
Did you empty your Good Things in 2021 jar? I found forty-seven slips of paper, almost one Good Thing a week! Not bad for a pandemic...
Ideas I Have Copied
This is a fun time of year to share gift ideas. None of these are original to me. I have found most of them on the amazing Internet or...
Grits and Salmon as Ambassadors
Exploring grocery stores is a perk of living in a new city. I really enjoy one store―it is almost within walking distance, if I don’t buy...
If Humpty-Dumpty Could Talk
It was a smashing beginning to the morning, as an egg slipped from my fingers and died a yolky death on the kitchen floor. A...
I’ll Always Remember
It’s been a lonely COVID-19 year, hasn’t it? Now that I am fully vaccinated, living in a new state, I am more than ready to begin some...
From Fish Fries to Biscuits and Gravy
I’ve only been in North Carolina for two weeks, and I am astounded to find it is true…we really are more alike than we are different. Who...
Do I Dare Open the 2020 "Good Things" Jar?
12/31/2020-I opened my jar, to see what good things had happened this year, despite it having been a very difficult year for many, with...
Finding Laughs in a Pandemic
If you’re like me, there hasn’t been a lot to laugh about since March. My self-quarantine began March 14th, and is still going strong,...
Yes, I Went Dumpster Diving
One good thing about the COVID-19 quarantine: A lot of us have been cleaning out closets. I’ve already made two trips to Goodwill and...
A Personal Time Capsule
We each have a personal history. A lot of mine has been tossed, over the years, into this trunk (or footlocker). In 1963, it was brand...
