Salem, Massachusetts, Bookstore
In 2013, a dream of mine was achieved. I finally got to visit Salem, Massachusetts. The driving adventure from Kentucky to Salem was an experience. For those of you who Read More …
Category: Memoirs
Throwback Thursday/Flashback Friday
Back in the days of the Polaroid. We always argued over who got the flaming hot flashbulb when it popped out of the camera. The reward of ‘winning’ was an Read More …
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 …
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 …
Editing, Revisions, Oh My!
One thing I tell my English college students is: “Great writing comes through revisions and editing. Revisions are key and necessary.” A first draft is never great quality. It’s shouldn’t Read More …
Happy New Year! 2019 is here!
Welcome to 2019! With a new year, we often set goals we can never achieve, or after a few days of trying, we fall to the wayside and give up. Read More …
Farewell to 2018
2018 was an interesting year with a lot of wonderful events. The highlight of the year was the birth of our beautiful granddaughter. That’s something impossible to surpass. As for 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 …