In 2013, we had a burgundy front door. That looked like hell because 13 years of wear and tear will do that to a door. So I decided that I was going to paint it myself. Our house color is white so I wanted a color that popped. I chose Paradise Green by Sherwin Williams… Continue reading Green Doors Can Heal You
Anna’s done. With high school. Oh sure, she still has four more years of school ahead, but she’s done with schooling here in our little town. It was a day full of obvious emotions. Pride. Sadness. Happiness. Excitement. Relief. I could say, “Wasn’t she just in kindergarten?” or “How did we get here so… Continue reading She’s Done
In 2014 I wrote about What I Google because if I hadn't proven that some bloggers write about absolutely nothing, no one had. Hey, I'd turn it into a series if I could. Send me what you look up on Google, and maybe I will. Here are some of the things I've googled recently. What's… Continue reading That’s a Good Google
I mentioned in part one the traffic hell we experienced on the road to Destin. Just after the Alabama rooster incident, Ella got car sick and had “sick” all over her clothes. Thank God she had layers on (us Midwesterners, always prepared), so we literally stripped her down in an abandoned parking lot, threw out… Continue reading Smothered, Covered, Chopped-Destin 2018 Pt. 2
My oldest daughter will be 18 years old tomorrow. I was getting ready to have my first child eighteen years ago this week. I was watching a movie a few weeks ago when the character was rewinding a tape deck in the car, and that simple action got me thinking about all the changes I've… Continue reading Eighteen Years Ago
Her full name was Ella Lucille, though most people knew her as Lucille or Ceil. She loved the Chicago Cubs, crossword puzzles, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was independent long before women were expected to be. She didn't marry until her late twenties because she wasn't ready to settle down, something that… Continue reading Hummingbird
