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Snunk with a K

“Two-year-olds are so much fun because they will try to say anything you tell them to say, like alfalfa, Okefenokee, George Washington,”...

Blue Socks

He’s a little tyke. But, he’s almost ready to start school. He even has some of that readiness stuff down pat. You know, he gets along...

The Wonder of Kindness

The December 2017 issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine, in two separate articles, features observations about kindness. In one, Britain’s...

For The Birds

My column, "For the Birds", as published in the Spring 2018 edition of Tributaries Magazine, of Tribune and Georgian

I Like a Porch

Nobody thought much about the front porch when most Americans had them and used them. The great American front porch was just there, open...

I Lived a Day in The Past

Here I sit , a woman of the 1970s in a 1870s church. Only a narrow board offers back support on the crude, rough-hewn bench which serves...

Come to Dinner

The old farm bell, cast in metal and painted an earthen color to prevent rust, stood just outside the door of the Atkinson County home...

What IS Oleo?

In discussing recipes with my sister-in-law, she related a phone call she once received. After having served one of her favorite dishes...

A Can of Mushroom Soup

Shortly after Bob and I moved to Georgia, we visited his dad’s older brother. Our drop-in visit around five o’clock one Sunday afternoon...

Make It a Good Day

As we entered Big Bend National Park in Texas, the ranger sent us on our way with a map, a brochure and encouragement, “Make it a good...

The Other Side of Nowhere

Often touted as the most scenic drive in Texas, National Geographic claims Farm to Market Road 170, Camino del Rio (the River Road),...

A Chance Encounter

“Is that who I think it is at the next table?” my husband asked as we were seated at La Margarita Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio. “If...

How Fresh Is Fresh?

Longtime friends gave us a bowl of orange-sized lemons from the tree growing in their front yard. Talk about fresh, juicy fruit. Whenever...

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