Ever seen one of these? I did, once, on my way from Atlanta to Chattanooga years ago. It was my first time witnessing a “See Rock City” barn in person. Since they’re in lots of places east of the Mississippi, I guess that shows that I really didn’t grow up around here. The signs are [...]

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What do you think of our raised garden? Looks pretty good, huh? What’s that? Where exactly is it? Why, on our back deck, of course! As we entered our first spring here in the new house, we’ve had to rethink our kitchen garden. The house is south-facing, which means the front yard is really sunny, [...]

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Last night Abby and Charlie went to the old house to hunt Morel mushrooms. Soon after we moved there a decade ago, Charlie discovered Morels growing in the back part of the property, next to the river. And every spring since then, he’s gone down to the riverside to hunt them. Some years have been [...]

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So yesterday, I mentioned that my local Publix had failed me in my search for Brachs or Sweethearts candy hearts. As I wrote, I was not pleased. Because I love me some candy hearts. But at the same time, I wasn’t too worried; after all, I’d be out at Target later that night and could [...]

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Here are some sites that I found fun or interesting this week: Brain Pickings’ review of Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books.  Robert Downey Jr. on forgiveness A former slave tells his old master to shove it

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They’re calling me. From all the way across the house in the kitchen. In the pantry. Behind the flour bin. Candy hearts. Charlie can’t understand how I can be so addicted to Sweethearts. According to him, they’re nasty. And I honestly can’t explain my attraction to chalky bits of flavored sugar. But if you give [...]

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You know how on Sunday, I spent a lot of time philosophizing and navel-gazing? Well, that’s not all I did. I also spent some time baking. I was in the mood to make something with pumpkin, so I went in search of a pumpkin bread recipe. I have this odd habit of never using the [...]

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Like almost everyone’s these days, my birthday last Thursday began on Facebook. Greetings came in all day, pinging my phone over and over. Very heartwarming to see Happy Birthdays from so many people from my past and present. If Facebook is good for nothing else, it at least has increased the number of birthday greetings [...]

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Guess what Abby got yesterday!

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“This is the first year that I can remember NOT wanting fall to arrive” -Charlie, the proud owner of a boat on a lake that’s getting progressively colder. It feels like the summer boating season ended abruptly last week. Suddenly, no one’s eager to go in the water because they know they’ll have to get [...]

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