Well, well, well….it’s that time again……we finally got Thanksgiving behind us and now we REALLY have something to be thankful for…that all that food is either eaten, fed to the …
Sheila Colston
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A friend, who was apparently raised in a more moneyed fashion than I, recently surprised me when she stated “I wish I had been raised like you, like poor country …
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I am no spring chicken. I have gray hair, wrinkles, saggy boobs, and arms with wings so big I could fly if I really wanted to. But.. one thing I must discuss. …
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We are going to a funeral. A man I don’t know has died, but I do know his daughter, so we go. A funeral home has a certain feeling. It …
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Back when my hair was still shiny and my waist still apparent, I ran with some crazy girls.. Medical professionals who would eventually cause the local medical reputation to be …
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Do you sop? Do you even know what “sopping” is? Southern folks over the age of 40 may chance being burned at the stake for not knowing, so we shall, …
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Yesterday, I sat on a car seat on the porch and watched it rain. Well, it actually wasn’t a car seat..it wasn’t even a truck seat, but it might as …
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Remember the enormous yard sale at Crosspoint Church the Kudzu Queens had last year? You know the big church located at 1350 Cox Creek Parkway in Florence. The one where you …
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At times, there are really no words powerful enough to make the pain go away. I have attempted, all my life, to put into words the way I feel about …
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This morning, and I am sure some of you can relate, I woke up not knowing where or what I was, or why I was or what time it was, …
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A friend, who was apparently raised in a more moneyed fashion than I, recently surprised me when she stated “I wish I had been raised like you, like poor country …
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I am no spring chicken. I have gray hair, wrinkles, saggy boobs, and arms with wings so big I could fly if I really wanted to. But.. one thing I must discuss. …
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I am four years old. We live in an apartment complex in Michigan. We don’t have a big porch like we had in Tennessee. Daddy has brought us North after …
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So here we almost are…..some of us are having to go through the holidays without our loved ones. We use our Mommas recipes for sweet potato casserole and dressing. Once …
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Well, the leaves are starting to fall, the air is cooler, our plants are starting to look a bit weary, and I am digging through my socks, leg warmers, jackets …
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Maybe you think “I had a Momma, too..She’s not the only one who had and lost a Momma.” If so, I understand. The telling of my Momma stories is not …
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Remember that few days before you turned fifteen and you just lived for getting your driving permit? I remember, and finally….came THE DAY!! Of course, if you had my parents, …
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Some of you have already figured out that the old adage “Old Age Ain’t For Sissies” is totally true. Accept it, people!!! If you are over fifty, if you …
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Oh……..our peach tree…. the poor thing had a million peaches on it. They were the size of marbles, already ripe, covered in bees, hornets, wasps and all kinds of flying …
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I’m thinking maybe we DO need a woman president. We need me! I am tossing my wig into the ring. It’s getting more and more ridiculous to watch every single …