Throwback Thursday/Flashback Friday 1970
I had planned to post this yesterday but the scanner wasn’t working properly. This is the original ad for the house my parents bought in 1970. Hard to believe the Read More …
Category: DeKalb County Alabama Memories
Throwback Thursday: Fort Payne vs. Plainview
The first time our basketball team played Fort Payne High School was an experience I use today to inspire others to work hard, even when the odds don’t seem to Read More …
Friday’s Funny Memories #1
When my sister, Gina, and I were teenagers, an elderly couple from Maranatha Baptist Church picked us up on Wednesdays to take us to church. They were a wonderful couple Read More …
#ThrowBack Thursday! 1985 Graduation.
1985 was a magical year. Graduating from Plainview High School was filled with bittersweet moments. In so many ways, we were ready to take on the world. In other ways, Read More …
Georgia Game Park
Many years ago, our father used to take us on this endless driving trips. Not vacations, necessarily, as we never spent enough time in one spot to be considered a Read More …
Cloudy Days, Clearer Mind
I’m not sure why my writing flows better on cloudy days than when the sky is blue. What should be dismal, depressive weather seems to inspire me. In 1985-86, while Read More …
Mrs. Morton
For twelve years, I rode the school bus to Plainview in Rainsville, Alabama. I never regretted the ride, even in high school because I understood that financially I was not Read More …
Toy Story
Almost everyone knows about the movie, Toy Story. While I know the story is purely fiction told from the toys’ point of view, the movie has some emotional bearings for Read More …
Home Alone
When my younger sister and I were growing up, we seldom had a babysitter. The philosophy seemed to be that children were in more danger staying with strangers than staying Read More …
Kudzu Monsters
For those of us who grew up in the South, one cannot escape the sight of the Kudzu that covers the sides of the roads, entire forests, and power poles Read More …