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Apr 25, 20202 min read

Coffee/Java/Joe or Elixir of the Gods

My first memory of coffee is its rich aroma drifting through the dark house early in the morning, mingled with the smell of pancakes...

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Going into the City, Gracefully

My family moved to the big city when I was 12 from a small, midwestern town. At school, my pronunciation (feesh, deesh) and country ways...

Apr 23, 20201 min read

A Baby Arrived Today

This would be my mom, Olive’s 107th birthday and she always loved telling about her entrance into the world. The family lived in a log...

Apr 22, 20202 min read

How you Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm?

Every summer dad would maneuver his Ford sedan, bumping down dirt roads, mom screaming, "Watch that rut! We'll fall in!" It was our...

Apr 21, 20201 min read

A Stitch in Time

My first sewing project at age ten was done on a treadle machine. It was a flower print, elastic-waistband skirt made for a 4-H badge,...

Apr 20, 20202 min read

Dressing Up

As a little girl, like many, I played dress-up, pretending I was a movie star or another fancy character. I raided my mother Olive's...

Apr 20, 20202 min read

What a beautiful morning for dogs

The sun is brilliant and like people, the dogs are wanting to rise off their orthopedic beds, get their leashes and WALK. Buster, my...

Apr 19, 20201 min read

Cats Have Pu-r-r-ked up my Life

Cats were a fixture at our house during my early years. My mother, Olive, especially liked cats with extra toes so it looked as though...

Apr 17, 20201 min read

Special Times with Mom

Meet Olive (of Bobbin' Olive, of course.)