Several years ago there was a country song by Miranda Lambert named “Everybody Dies Famous in a Small Town” and it is so true. I live in a county of 30,000 people but the town I call home has a population of about 500 people. Well, I live on the outskirts of that town so I … [Read more…]
When I was growing up I would spend a lot of time with my grandmother. I used to spend the night. I loved that. I could be by myself and get spoiled rotten. I remember at night, before bed, she would fix ice cream. She had these great sundae glasses. They were more bowls than … [Read more…]
People in Fancy Farm like watermelon. It seems they can’t wait until they show up in the stores or in make-shift stands on the side of the road. Jimmy tells of his dad taking a trailer over to Missouri and bringing back a trailer-load of watermelon. In fact when we are over in Missouri he … [Read more…]
Growing up, Thanksgiving was always a big deal. It was a time for family to get together and to be together. We loved it. Of course there was all kinds of food. Grandma would cook the turkey and the dressing and the pie. I’m sure there were other dishes but I so remember the pie. … [Read more…]
My youngest daughter got her driver’s license last week. Actually it is her restricted license. Now she can go where she needs to and she can run errands for me. I think she has been to Hobbs Home Center at least twice a day every day. I have been through this before. My two older … [Read more…]
Some women hate football season, or hunting season, or you name it season. I hate tobacco season. And the problem is tobacco season runs a good 7 months. Tobacco is an extremely labor-intensive crop. You seed the greenhouse by putting this tiny little tobacco seed into this tiny little square on this styrofoam bed that … [Read more…]
There are a lot of reasons to venture over into Hickman County, to visit St. Denis Church. They have the best potluck dinners that double as picnic meals; some Sundays the Higgins family goes to town singing to the top of their lungs in worship; their parish is very welcoming and are truly glad you … [Read more…]
This is the time of year that people in the country complain about traffic jams. Most of the time we scoot along without much other traffic. In the spring we have to contend with a tractor here and there. But this time of year you can expect to meet or get behind every type of … [Read more…]
My daughter gets married today. She’s really doing it. I am so happy for her. I truly am happy. I’m not nervous, I’m not anxious. I’m tired. But happy. This is the next step in her life and it’s all she’s ever wanted, to be a farmer’s wife. I tease her that she should have … [Read more…]
There are times that you just have to believe in signs. Or ghosts. Personally, I have always believed in both. There are those who say that it’s going to be a bad winter if a wooly worm has a heavy coat, or there’s a lot of them, or the black band on its back is … [Read more…]