My friend sent me a charming little book written at the turn of the (last) century by a 10-year-old girl. O Ye Jigs & Juleps! is one of the most unique humorous pieces I’ve ever read. Virginia is a child simply stating facts as she observes them, and without trying to be funny she’s more…
Tonight I saw the simplest, yet most touching movie: “The Enchanted Cottage.” After reading about it on another blog, we ordered it on inter-library loan. In 1945 black and white, Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire act out the most beautiful story of true love. An ugly girl and a disfigured man. But he sees a…
“Half my heart is in Iraq.” The bumper sticker brought tears to my eyes the first time I saw it. And I took a moment to pray for that woman whose man was fighting to protect my freedom, and the freedom of those I love. Each time I see that bumper sticker, I am reminded…
Happy St. John Deere’s Day! Yes, I know, the rest of the world celebrates St. Patrick’s Day. And as a good Irish girl (with plenty of Scotch, Dutch, English, and German as well), I’ve been wearing green all week. (Considering that it’s my favorite color and makes up half my wardrobe, that wasn’t too hard.)…
Last night I spent an enjoyable evening watching “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town“. After working in town all day, it is nice to come home to the country, and then watch a movie about a refreshingly real small-town individual like Mr. Deeds. Gary Cooper has always been a close second to Jimmy Stewart as my…
There’s nothing quite like rolling out of bed before the sun has peeked in at the windows, rubbing your eyes, throwing on some old clothes, and meeting the morning with a gun in your hand. Snap. I didn’t quite miss that stick. I must watch the ground more closely. But, I don’t want to miss…
If you had asked me before today, I wouldn’t have listed Kenny Chesney as one of my favorite Country artists. Billy Currington, John Michael Montgomery, and Tim Rushlow would have made the top of the list. But today, as I listened to my “new” (from Half.com–a great place to buy CD’s!) Kenny Chesney Greatest Hits…
A friend asked me why I liked Country music. He hadn’t been impressed with what he’d heard on the radio. So, Country girl that I am, I set out to write my own defense of Country music: why I love Country music. I also asked my friend Melinda Lavorante for her perspective. And while I quote…
“If you aint crying or fallin’ in love then you ain’t heard the good stuff… and it ain’t country enough!” -Jeff Bates When Daddy Let Me Drive My first exposure to Country music was when Brent Lamb performed in our little town. I loved the sound, but even more, I loved the stories in his…
I just finished reading The Nine Brides and Granny Hite by Neill C. Wilson (copyright 1948), and a more delightful book I haven’t read in a long time. A dear friend discovered it in their basement, read it, and wrote me that if I wanted a light-hearted easy ready this was the book, “But I…
I inherited from my maternal grandmother a love of books, of words, and of letters. Her “Independence Day Present” to me was a combination of those three loves: Susan Besze Wallace’s beautiful collection Love & War: 250 Years of Wartime Love Letters. Major Sullivan Ballou wrote the following in a letter to his wife Sarah…
My best friend’s favorite piece of advice to me is two simple words: Don’t think! We’ve made it more specific with additions like, “Especially after dinner,” or, as I told her today, “Don’t even think after lunch.” Maybe it’s just me, but after a certain point in the day, it really is best if I…
The End.
The End.