It has been a year since I lost my best friend in the world. I still catch myself reaching for the phone to call her and then reality hits and it really hurts. Momma Said, “The most beautiful flower is always picked first.” I miss you Dee Gee and hope...
Momma Said, “Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope you have a joyful and bountiful feast with friends and family.” I hope everyone can find a moment in their hearts to send love to the ones that were hurt or killed in Paris this past week. This was a senseless act of...
I hope everyone took a few minutes last week to thank a veteran for their service. They sacrifice so much for our country and I think they deserve everyone’s thanks. We live in a country of unlimited freedom compared to some other countries around the world. Momma Said, “Everyone should...
I see in the news that we have another professional athlete has fallen victim to drugs. To have the talent and money that pro athletes have these days, and do something like that is hard for me to comprehend. Momma Said, “Apparently money can’t buy happiness.” The drug problem in...
The big fad today is everything organic or homemade. When we were growing up that was not a fad, it was a way of life. Homemade clothes and growing it yourself, it was all organic. We butchered our meat and grew our vegetables. Momma Said, “Make due while you can...
The weather is changing so quickly and I still have soooo much to do before it gets really bad. I will have the second coat of paint on my deck this weekend and I still have 101 other things to do. I got some of my landscaping done, cutting back...
I heard my first cricket chirping this past weekend and the old saying is after the first chirp it is six weeks until the first frost. I am not ready for that yet. Momma Said, “The frost will soon be on the punkin.” I think we are finally getting our...
Do you ever look in the mirror and not see yourself? I have a bad habit of doing that. For instance, if I am doing my hair that is all I see. I could have a bone sticking out my nose and I would not see it. Momma Said, “You...
I think I was abducted by aliens this morning. I was driving along as usual, when suddenly a bright light was shining in my face. I think I remember the same thing happening to me about a zillion years ago. I vaguely remember it being called sunshine. Momma Said, “It...
Families are such a complicated organism. Sometimes it works as a well oiled unit and others it is split into so many different entities that it is hard to see it ever coming back together. You see so many young people going down the wrong path and you feel you...
I thought I had seen it all but this weekend The Sister called to ask if I had placed flowers on mom’s grave. Of course I had done that just last week. We thought maybe they had blown off, so the next day I went to the cemetery to look...
Have you ever caught the scent of something and it seems to transfer you back to another time in your life? It happened to me this week when out for a walk with The Sister. We were passing a beautiful tree in full bloom, and it seemed as if both...
This time of year is a time of rejuvenation. Everything is coming to life, new baby animals in the fields, flowers, bushes and trees blooming profusely. Momma Said, “Wakey, wakey, it is time to get up.” Start moving and start losing that winter weight that seems to have creeped up...
I have to tackle the big job of bathing both dogs this weekend. I have to wait for a warm sunny day so I can put them outside to dry. Both have long hair and it takes forever for them to dry. I have to brush and comb and fluff....
April showers bring May flowers. With the rain we have been getting, the flowers should abound. I have already started the mower and did the yard once. It already needs it again. Everything is so green and beautiful, I am not complaining about the lawn mowing…yet. I thought about putting...
It is that time again in West Virginia to head into the woods for ramps and morel mushrooms. This is a tradition that officially signals spring is here at last. I am ready to grab my ramp hoe and head for the hills. I really miss my time in the...
I have been reading the papers and hearing in the news of people doing the most horrendous things to children. For the life of me I can’t figure people out. How they can do some of these things period, not to mention to a little child, is beyond my comprehension....
This past week has seen the end of winter and ushered in spring with a rainy day. I have seen some flowers showing their faces to the sun and the birds are singing their songs. New calves are frolicking in the fields and I could watch them all day. I...
I did not succeed in catching the Leprechaun again this year. I guess my pot of gold is still out there somewhere. Momma Said, “You can’t miss what you never had.” So I guess my gold was never that important anyway. I can still dream though. Spring is finally here...
I am on a rant this week. I will have to say that there are not a lot of things that makes me any madder than to see the American flag hanging in tatters. I applaud anyone that is patriotic enough to fly the symbol of our great country, but,...
