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The Maytag repairman was once billed as the loneliest job in the world. That was due to the high quality of their washing machines. Commercials at the time had the character actor, Jesse White, suggesting to the new repairman recruits that they should carry items in their survival kit to keep them occupied during the day: playing cards for solitaire, jigsaw puzzles and beadwork.
Read moreWhen this pandemic started in March, I was determined it wouldn’t get the best of me but despite the pep talks and plans I’d make in my head at bedtime for “tomorrow,” mentally it did. Many people I know have enjoyed the isolation, or at least the opportunity to tackle projects they didn’t have time for before, but I on the other hand was married to my appointment book.
Read moreI heard wonderful words this afternoon that gladdened my heart. I was told that school would be starting in August. O, happy day!
Read moreAt this writing, it happened two and a half weeks ago on a Wednesday afternoon. I was about to close up shop at my hot dog stand and was feeling a bit downhearted about the sales for the week when a random customer walked up. She was an attractive, welldressed African American woman and before I could even say “Hello”, she said that she didn’t want a hotdog, she just wanted to let me know I was blessed.
Read moreIt was a long time ago but not so long for me. If you believe in love at first sight, this may have been it. And not just looks either. We’re talking about the whole package. After that first meeting, I knew that we would be making music together for a long time.
Read moreDuring the last 11 years of my work career, I looked forward to one thing - retiring and making quilts until I died! Essentially self-taught, I learned from watching the TV shows of those wonderful gurus of quilting, Alex Anderson, Eleanor Burns, Marianne Fons and Liz Porter, supplemented by an overflowing bookshelf of how-to-quilt books and quilt designs, and of course, by my quilting friends.
Read moreI will probably embarrass our mayor, Bert Miller, by calling him a “hero” for his decision to proceed with the Navasota Freedom Festival, but if the shoe fits Bert, you may as well put it on!
Read moreThe following is a summary of a letter that I wrote but never delivered to one of my dear friends. I always thought that I had more time, but Cancer cut our time short.
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