Time Makes Me Cuckoo
Time makes me cuckoo. There is never enough time in my day to get everything done. Once in my life I was considered to be a very organized person. So much so, that I was asked to give seminars on the...
View ArticleAnybody With Eyes In Their Head Would Know
Ordinarily, an optometrist appointment is not my idea of the social event of the season. On that day in 1981, it was definitely a highlight of my month. I had given birth to my second son just six...
View ArticlePresent: Tense, Past: Imperfect
I was the quintessential “Earth Mother.” Did any of y’all go through a phase like that? I’ve been remembering those days long ago, as the television news warns me of dire economic times ahead. It was...
View ArticleMy Neck Of The Woods. Villa’s in Irving, Texas.
Most travelers would never see the old drugstore in downtown Irving. You have to search for what was once the “heart” of the city to find it. The Interstate Highways and our state highways are a...
View ArticleAmazing Visions Blog Carnival
[This is a guest post by my friend Damien Riley at Riley Central, who has a delightful writing prompt for you. I’ve asked him to tell you a bit about it, in the hopes that it will inspire you to join...
View ArticleUp In Smoke
Steve’s Barbecue, in Denton, was a colorful little place. You can tell that from the picture, even after the devastating fire that destroyed it. Steve's Barbecue up in smoke We fell in love with it on...
View ArticleFloating In Memories
Close your eyes and remember a trip to your grandmother’s house. Wait … hold on … don’t close them yet! Read the post first. I want you to do some visualizing, but I want you to know where we are going...
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