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If asked about my daddy, I would immediately respond that he taught me how to play poker, shoot pool and drink whiskey. He did all those things and although he might have always wanted a son to teach how to play baseball, he was a wonder in my life. As the youngest of four daughters, … Continue reading Daddy’s Little Girl

Some days we feel that nothing good is going to happen but simple pleasures are all around us and we must be open to them. Take tomatoes for example. I’m a tomato snob and believe that the tomato must be homegrown and vine ripened in order to measure up to the standard of what a … Continue reading Summer Perfection

If you connect the dots, you will see the elephant. If you make a connection of the elephant with me, you will understand my being drawn to elephants. The first time I saw an elephant was in a Homecoming Parade for the University of Alabama in downtown Tuscaloosa sometime in the 1950s. Can you connect … Continue reading The Elephant in Tuscaloosa

The terms “gender” and “sex” became the topic de jour a few weeks ago at a Board meeting, terms that are often used interchangeably and incorrectly. So we decided that with our expert opinions of all things Southern, we could at least put our spin on the subject and engaged in a lively banter of … Continue reading Southern Sendergex

The poem, “Mending Wall,” written by Robert Frost, is about two neighbors mending a fence between their properties; they do this each spring. As one neighbor questions the other about the necessity of the fence, after all, there are no cows to keep in; the only response he gets from the other is ‘good fences … Continue reading No Fences

The house in which my mother grew up was located in Moss Point, Mississippi and was built by a grandfather I never knew, sometime before World War I. Classified as a bayou bungalow, it appeared somewhat squatty in height but was completed with a detailed gingerbread-clad front porch that belied the southern charm it sought … Continue reading The Love of Mysteries Begins

Winston Churchill said, “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” I believe he means, dogs like us, cats don’t and pigs could care less. This concept pretty much sums up people also, whether they are dog lovers, cat lovers or bacon lovers. … Continue reading Warrant Deed: Penelope and Charlotte, Co-owners

When, the topic of bamboo was suggested to me by my friend and neighbor, aka Rock Stalker, I thought this would be the easiest and shortest essay ever written. It would simply be this: “There ain’t none.” But no self-serving witch would be worth the wart on her nose if she did not accept a … Continue reading The Benefits of Bamboo

If a year is 365 days long, then Motherhood is a 365+ days per year job. Everyone knows this because everyone has a mother. And whether we have children of our own or not, we can all appreciate the care and rearing of the little ones since we had that done for us, knowing just … Continue reading A Mother’s Job

Today happened. We plan, we worry, may even feel stress over what tomorrow will bring, but we live in the day that is happening. Often we look forward to the day, it will bring joy and happiness, a special day. Sometimes the day doesn’t go according to our plans and dreams. Or the day exceeded … Continue reading Be the Good Witch