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MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: Blueprint Goes From Fixed To Flexible
Sluggish Housing Market Forces Change In Living Quarters, Relocation Plans
Yessiree, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Like the time in college when I thought I would save money by getting my hair permed at a local beauty school. Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: What Sense Does It Make?
Writer Takes A Furlough From Her Sunny Southern Disposition
As you’ve no doubt gathered, living simply in the South is the general melody behind the lyrics that are my biweekly column. Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: More Lessons From The Farm Implement Sale
Advice On Where To Stand, Where Not To Stand And How Long That's Going To Hurt
Uncle Ronnie and I went to the annual farm implement sale this weekend back home. Continue reading...
My Roots Are Showing
A Watched Pot Is Slow To Boil
But When It Does, It Boileth Over Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: Misty Aqua-Netted Memories
What Was I Doing, Where Was I Headed And Why Am I In This Room?
My driver’s license is up for renewal. While I do like the convenience of the four-year terms on licenses nowadays, I can’t say the face staring back at me from the little card accurately reflects the person who stands before it, unless you don’t focus your gaze too much. Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: Questioning The Holiday
Can Anyone Explain What Valentine's Day Is All About?
It is Valentine’s Day, or for some folks, it’s just Thursday. With my being a lady, some may assume I have all sorts of romantic ramblings on which to expound today. Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: Plenty Of Squares To Spare
Do Bigger Houses Mean Happiness Or More To Maintain?
A ray of sunshine streams through the window onto my bedroom floor, creating about 1 square foot of highly illuminated warmth irresistible to Floyd. Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: Of All The Gin Joints In All The Towns
Two People Truly Saw Something In Each Other That Went Unnoticed By Everyone Else
People pass one another every day, in the coffee shop, across the square, at the courthouse, in the grocery store. Many times, these passings go unnoticed, just another movement sewn from Point A to Point B in the fabric of our daily lives. Continue reading...
