You know that part of Mass, at the very beginning when we ask God to forgive our sins – those we have done and those we have failed to do? I got to thinking about the Feast of the Epiphany and how it is a time to give gifts and I got to thinking about … [Read more…]
I have wanted to use that line for years. I always forget. I don’t remember the story it comes from but I do remember it has been very special to me. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I think that is true because of the traditions of Christmas. Each family has traditions. And through the years … [Read more…]
Tomorrow is the Feast of St.Nicholas. According to Wikipedia the feast day is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to his reputation as a bringer of gifts. I think that it is more of a German thing than anything. My mother’s family was German so I think that lots of the things we … [Read more…]
I don’t think about the afterlife much. I can’t wait to get there but I don’t worry about it. It will be what it will be. But I really and truthfully hope for all of eternity I will be able to be with the people i love. That would be heaven. When I graduated from … [Read more…]
I was just riding along a country road. It was a busy country road. I found out later that it was the only way to get from the Adirondacks into Vermont. I guess there aren’t that many people who want to go from the Adirondacks to Vermont because it wasn’t overly busy. But there was … [Read more…]
For many years my family has attended the Kentucky State Fair. We have showed cows, brought tobacco, entered photographs, I even won a blue ribbon for my jalapeño salsa. For several years we hosted the Graves County booth in the Pride of the Counties. We love coming and participating in the Kentucky State Fair. We … [Read more…]
People who don’t live on a farm don’t have a clue that there are many traditions of farming that are dying out. Right off the top of my head I can think of three. These are dying arts because doing these jobs well is an art. Cooking sorghum is a dying art. Jimmy talks so … [Read more…]
When I was growing up I used to love to sit and listen to the grown-ups talk. Today I could not tell you what they talked about, but I come from a long line of talkers. If anyone ever came over to visit, or if we went anywhere to visit, there were some serious conversations … [Read more…]
Anyone who knows me well knows that I don’t really fall for designer anything. Yes, there are some things that I absolutely love, like my RayBan sunglasses that I left in Katie’s car, and my iPhone, and all things Apple. I think I fell for those when Robert Redford put Aviators on in The Way … [Read more…]
I come from a long line of women who have emotional issues. I like to think that the bulk of those issues have to do with hormones. I can remember my mother getting “sentimental and blue” around her time of the month. You had to learn to stay away from her. It was so funny. … [Read more…]