Category: Family
Happy Birthday Uncle Stinky
Feeling the love
Doug: “There’s an air advisory today, so try to keep the dogs inside as much as possible.” Me: “I don’t think it’s that hot outside.” Doug: “It’s not a heat advisory. It’s an air quality advisory. It’s dangerous for people with asthma or health problems. That can’t be good for dogs.” Me: “Or people with […]
food – past
Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Christmas memories from my childhood are connected to the extended family gatherings that happened with each holiday.It didn’t matter if it was at my great-grandparents’ house in Natchez Trace, the nearby State Park or my Great-Uncle’s in Martin, the event was about people and food. Relatives who […]
laundry quickies
Two things to move me toward my unintentional evolution into a laundry blogger: First, I would like my spouse and children to be admitted into the Justice League based on their ability to dematerialize and materialize at will. Evidence of this power is the daily pile of “Night of the Comet” clothing with no evidence […]
secrets and lies
Both my father and her sister were adopted by my grandparents. Their stories are similar, but different. I’ll tell my aunt’s story first, so that tomorrow my father’s will be at the top of the blog and I’ll worry less about offending someone with his story than I do with hers. My grandparents had a […]