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the chicken fight
I woke up this morning wishing it were not 41 degrees so I could sit outside with my coffee. Then, I remembered this little incident. Happy Friday!!!!! One Saturday morning, I was sitting on the patio sipping coffee and listening … Continue reading
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borrowing trouble
Sometimes I see something and want to burn that vision or image in my brain forever. This is one: Emma’s boots in the kitchen. When I look at these boots, I re-walk the millions of miles she’s traveled in them … Continue reading
nobody can kill the whole covey
I am reading a book called The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark. Daddy gave it to The Hubs and our son to read a year or so ago. They each have tossed it around a bit but … Continue reading
my big fat southern christmas 2012
It started back in 2010 with a post called My Big Fat Southern Christmas in which I explained how our Christmas had been big, fat and Southern. Then, again in 2011, I recapped our holiday and explained the role of … Continue reading
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Hey Ya’ll!
Hey Ya’ll! How in the world have you been? Me? Oh, I’m great and getting better every day. I’ve been working on a little project since, oh, about February-ish. It has been a biggie and required that I put down … Continue reading
My Big Fat Southern Christmas, 2011
Last year, I recapped our Christmas with a post called My Big Fat Southern Christmas. Consider this Volume II. Things weren’t terribly different this year. We enjoyed our friends and family. We – and by ‘we’, I mean ‘I’ – … Continue reading
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that’s exactly what I thought you thought
When your ears hear something unbelievable and utterly disturbing, it’s hard to know where to start when you want to tell somebody about it. Emma (13) and I were in the car this afternoon. I was taking her to the … Continue reading
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Ya never know…
It’s another Monday morning. Another week ahead. I know what you’re thinking. Another.Week.Ahead. Bleh! How do you know something magnificent isn’t around the corner? Something exciting might be waiting for you this week. But, you have to be ready to … Continue reading
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Basil Salt
I’ve met a really smart and generous friend on Twitter. Her name is @LemonsLaundry in Twitter-speak. In real life grown up talk, her name is Heidi. Anyhoo, Heidi introduced me to Basil Salt. More specifically, she told me in 140 … Continue reading
I will not be defined by my SPF
A few days ago, a very spry and tight 20-something femme fatale asked me if I’d had a good weekend. Isn’t that nice for the young people to show such interest? “I did! Did you? Did you do something fun?” … Continue reading
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