It was a gloomy, cold, windy day, much like today. I emerged, clad as an alien, from between the two buildings that belonged to the Baptist Church next door to my granny’s house. My 5th grade imagination coupled with findings from an elderly woman’s closet probably didn’t provide the most believable attire, but the costume […]
[Continue reading...]One of those days
January 16, 2013 1 Comment
Okay, time to humiliate myself again in front of all my blog followers. Do you ever have those days? You know….the ones where you wonder where you left your brain? I prefer to think that mine is just so full of great information, that it can’t possibly process anything more. We won’t even go into […]
[Continue reading...]Reading is my favorite
January 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
I love to read. When I was a child reading was my favorite pastime. Where I read was important too. Depending on where we lived, or whose house I was visiting, I had my favorite spots. While at home, I loved to paddle our little jon boat (flat bottomed boat with 3 bench seats) out […]
[Continue reading...]Hold the door
January 13, 2013 2 Comments
Guys! Hold the door for me. Please! I expect it. I’m not sure if this is part of my southern upbringing or my age or just the fact that I am a girly girl, but if there is a man in the vicinity and I am approaching a door, I expect him to do everything […]
[Continue reading...]Heartache in the making
January 12, 2013 4 Comments
Do clothes really make the woman? I think we all know the answer to that and it’s a big negative. However, you have to admit, there is just something about getting all gussied up. It makes us feel good to look our best. I had the pleasure of taking my daughter and her friend shopping […]
[Continue reading...]Kerplunk
January 11, 2013 2 Comments
The smell of the low tide on the way home tonight brought back more childhood memories. You know how you can be somewhere and just get a whiff of something and it can take you back to a specific time in your life? My dad was a commercial fisherman and stone crabber and we […]
[Continue reading...]Ice machines in the night
January 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
I am heading home tomorrow from my most recent work trip and I couldn’t be happier! Sleep has been elusive this trip and I will be happy to be back in my own bed. Although I have admitted in past posts that I am a hotel snob, this one hasn’t been too bad (although it’s […]
[Continue reading...]The day fingernails won me over
January 9, 2013 6 Comments
I was a jealous little girl and I couldn’t bear the idea of not getting the lion’s share of the attention from any adults I might spend time with. This was such a problem with me that I would plot and plan evasive little schemes to get to have my granny all to myself. If […]
[Continue reading...]Wake up!
January 8, 2013 4 Comments
So how was your day? Mine was good after another bumpy start. I woke up almost an hour and a half later than what I intended. This NEVER happens to me; I usually wake up prior to any alarms going off. Besides, when I arrive at a hotel, I always test their automated wake up system the first […]
[Continue reading...]Vainly searching
January 7, 2013 4 Comments
Today started out okay if it weren’t for that one thing! I got up on time and was dressed, ready and out the door by 6:30 but sans mascara; the one item I forgot. I’m certainly not going to teach a class without it; my eyes will look bare. No worries, I’ll just stop at […]
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Long walks and dark chocolate 