You'll all be happy to know that David is taking this opportunity to fine-tune our TiVo settings, not that I'm, you know, ANXIOUS or anything about tonight's Idol, not that I haven't been looking forward to this all day, not that I didn't FLY down … [Continue reading]
Comfort Food
16 May 2006 by
All this talk of Mamaw’s chocolate pudding and apple tarts has really made me think about 1) food (but what else is new?) and 2) how childhood memories – at least in the South, though I assume it's universal – have a way of getting tied up with food. … [Continue reading]
Numbering Creates The Illusion Of Coherence
15 May 2006 by
1. I'm not as up-to-date with celebrity news as I used to be, what with giving up my InTouch / Us / People habit this year (yes, I fell off the wagon when I had a night alone...every once in awhile you just need some big colorful pictures with … [Continue reading]
The Mother Lode
15 May 2006 by
Saturday night David and I were talking about our plans for Sunday. We're not usually ones to make a big deal over the greeting card companies' holidays, so Sunday promised to be a pretty low-key event: church, lunch, rest, play. The usual. But as … [Continue reading]
Adventures In Mowing
14 May 2006 by
I know it's Mother's Day, but it is ALL DADDY, ALL THE TIME around our house these days. I believe this phase is what the childrearing experts refer to as "modeling." I personally refer to it as "Oh blessed sweet relief." The little man does still … [Continue reading]
Legacy
13 May 2006 by
G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery - 1920-2006 I know that if you didn't grow up in Mississippi, this post might be a little puzzling to you. I even hesitated to write it at all, until I got an email from Lea Margaret this morning that said, basically, "You … [Continue reading]
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