A Smile, A Kind Word
She works at a discount store. We didn’t actually meet, she and I, but her badge told me her name was Alice, and, of course, my ID told her all about me. By the time I walked away from Alice’s cashier’s line, I had sized her up. I’d already tackled one store associate to ask, “How […]
Bra Fitting at 90–and I Don’t Mean MPH
Three years ago I discovered a special gift for ladies I know especially well: a bra fitting. No, I wouldn’t pick out anybody’s bra for them any more than I’d buy their lipstick. There’s some nursing mothers and otherwise busty women in our family, and I’ve found a gift certificate for a bra fitting is special and unique and […]
Those Acronyms Are Killing Me
All because of texting, language has transcended into acronyms that shorten words for the benefit of time and space, and generations. But when those acronyms follow us into our emails, well it just affects us all. Teachers, listen up. You have to listen to your kids; they’re indirectly trying to teach us, by code, how to live in today’s world. […]
Pot Pies
The Texas summer has been unbearable this year, the heat has almost taken my breath away. So who feels like cooking? Not me. Our outdoor grill served us well during these uncomfortable days. I’ve avoided turning on the oven, the air conditioner works hard enough. But that all changed yesterday when I found three little Banquet Pot Pies in the freezer. […]
I Ate Kale!
A couple weeks ago there was an entire section of my newspaper devoted to kale, a very green member of the cabbage family. I’d never grown kale in my garden–it looked so other-worldly and never interested me. That was until I read about it. I was wrong. Kale has garnered a lot of attention lately because it has […]
Each flower withholds all its glory until an appointed time.
If you want peace in the world, start with peace in your house.
Annoying words sometimes pleasureable to say: I told you so.
Good Luck Food
I ate my black-eyed peas New Year’s Day, a necessary activity for goodluck. It’s that what if thing we all have going. I’d never found a way to make a black-eyed pea exciting. A necessary addition to any Texas New Year’s Day brunch, I knew I’d have to eat them. Carol served room-temperature black-eyed peas in a large bowl […]
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