One year my dad decided to raise a giant pumpkin to enter into the county fair. I was home for the summer from college, so I got to help the family in this endeavor. He decided not to plant it in one of the gardens because of the size of the plant. Instead he planted […]
The Witches Next Door
October 28, 2010 by
It was October when her husband moved her from Texas to West Virginia for his job. She knew no one in the area. She had a toddler and another baby on the way. She was overwhelmed. The first day in their new house was spent directing the moving people. She did not have time to […]
Things You Should Not Have to Tell Your Child
October 24, 2010 by
Sometimes when I speak, I hear my mother’s voice and words. I say the same things she said to me. I say them for the same reason. I hear my sister doing the same thing. However, there are somethings we have had to say that I know my mother never even thought of having to […]
Ernest Hemingway and Me?
October 23, 2010 by
I have something in common with Ernest Hemingway. Can you guess what it might be? Literary genius? Well, you are kind, but no. Propensity for alcohol? Oh, you apparently do not know me very well. Love of Key West? As I have only been to Florida once and it was not to Key West, no. […]