We have horses. We have beautiful horses. They’re draft horses. Jimmy always said that if he sold the milk cows he was going to get horses. And he did. We got a team of sisters, a pair. They were a year a part. They were part haflinger and part Pershing. They were brown with black … [Read more…]
“It’s five o’clock this morning and the sun is on the rise.” This is a song on the soundtrack of my life. I learned it in high school, yes I’m a huge John Denver fan, and we would sing it on our way to Speech and Debate events because we always had to head out … [Read more…]
I had to run to Fancy Farm earlier tonite. I had to get some more milk for my visiting grandson. It was going to be a quick trip. Anyway, Jimmy and John were on the tractor and gator going up to start mowing some grass hay. I told Jimmy not to because we had gotten … [Read more…]
Have you ever gone out to eat only so you can order dessert? You too? I have seriously gone into a restaurant and asked them if they had any carrot cake before I ordered. You see, if there was carrot cake then I would get something sensible for lunch because I knew I would have … [Read more…]
This past weekend I went home again. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve gone home many times before. After all, my sister lives in our family home. But last weekend has really taken me again. Last weekend was set aside for my high school reunion. I never was one for reunions. I like family reunions fine, … [Read more…]
If I’ve written about this before, please forgive me. I made the mistake the other day to tell my son that when I grow up I’m going to … He came back to me and said “when you grow up?” I need to give him a break. He’s only 15. He hasn’t heard me say … [Read more…]
Today, my youngest daughter graduates from high school. You know her, Katie Elder. Everyone knows and loves Katie. And I wanted so much to talk about the woman she has become but it just seems that I prefer to talk about graduating. On this same date, 40 years ago exactly, it was a Friday as … [Read more…]
Back in 1974, right after I got my driver’s license, I was sitting up in my room, pouting. I did a lot of pouting then. I was mad at my mother because I was supposed to babysit that night and I wanted to drive. It was a new family for me and Mom wanted to … [Read more…]
So here I sit at dusk, in the middle of a strange field, waiting for Jimmy to measure how much ground he has broke so he can figure how many tobacco plants he’s going to need to grow for how many pounds it will yield. I am in utter awe of him. If you meet … [Read more…]
When I was growing up my mom and daddy drank coffee. They had one of those big coffee urns that made 32 cups of coffee and they drank it until it was gone. They might take a whole week to drink it. But that’s all they drank. Every once in awhile they would drink a … [Read more…]