There are few things that remind me of home more my mama’s Southern Tea Cakes. Unless, it’s her fried pies or her fresh apple cake or her wonderful chicken and dressing. Growing up, I would come home from school to the wonderful smell of something baking in the oven. There might be a large platter of cupcakes with chocolate frosting. …
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I came across this old Southern antebellum home on the internet the other day. It’s for sale in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The name of this beautiful home is Cedarhurst. I’ve never lived in any home that actually had a name before. If you google it, a lot of history will come up. It was built…
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Doug and I have each received our first Covid-19 vaccine injection, but we remain “self-quarantined” to stay safe and well. With all this available time, I began to think of everything I’ve wanted to do, or thought about doing, for years. Now is the time to get it done. Near the top of that list is organizing photographs. My husband…
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I’ve lost count of the number of days we’ve been staying home: sequestered and self-quarantined. The days have begun to run together into, at least, three weeks. 21 days. We are well. Regardless of sniffles and coughing: I have allergies and “reactive airway disease”. I refused to finish the 5 breathing drug tests my pulmonologist insisted on (the first one…
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A few months ago, the large squares on our calendar were filling up quickly. There was a special trip planned with our youngest son and his family to visit Disney World during the children’s Spring break. We had rented a house with a swimming pool and had already purchased plane tickets. We were looking forward to our Spring trip but…
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