Summer in the South ( Lovely patriotic centerpiece by DD#1 ) Heat, fresh tomatoes, field peas, sweet corn. More heat. (Fortunatel...

Attention bibliophiles! Lately I’ve been boring myself at the library. Normally, I’ll read just about anything. I’ve been known to rea...

I have to start by saying that I don’t know where to start. I may not say this well. I’m in that place between public and private, an...

Blooming in my yard right now: (view from a stump in my yard of my neighbor’s property and the community pond.) Ah, the m...

I am BRAIN DEAD from lack of sleep (for very good reasons, but still true), so just to prove I am still alive in blogland, I give you A Da...

I don’t have a lot of time today, but I want you to order this book.   Today. Right now. It’s important. Spend some time here . I ...

Yesterday, we went to the Ball. Not our typical Tuesday morning. Our middle school hosts a Civil War Ball as the culminating unit of ...