For My Boys
Dear Boys, I knew very little about your gender before I had you. Growing up in a house with just Granny Newton and me left me a little in the […]
Dear Boys, I knew very little about your gender before I had you. Growing up in a house with just Granny Newton and me left me a little in the […]
Dear Boys, When I was a little girl, we went to the same church as Aunt Peggy’s family, and they often asked us to come over for lunch after church. […]
Dear Boys, When I was growing up, Granny Newton and I went to Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, a little white church on the top of a hill out in the […]
Dear Lee, Someone once said I’d cry for sure when Beth moved out because she was the first to go. And that I’d cry when Will moved out because he […]
Dear Boys, Friends are so amazing. How would we make it through life without ’em? From laughter to tears and then back again, they come alongside us and journey with […]
Dear Boys, I am guessing mamas everywhere tell their littles not to stand with the refrigerator door open. I’m also guessing that in the days before refrigerators, boys and girls […]
Dear Boys, Back in the day when I was a Girl Scout, we sang a song that went like this: “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver […]
Dear Boys, When I was in graduate school, I taught a preschool class at Auburn’s Early Learning Center. We did a unit on gardening, and the undergrads and I helped the […]
Dear Boys, This is what it looks like here today. Only two blooms remain on the coneflowers, and crunchy leaves line our walk. Fall is unfolding each day. It’s supposed […]
Dear Boys, This may be the shortest post on this blog, but the recipe is for Simple Syrup after all, so I guess it’s okay. If you leave the South and order […]
Dear Boys, A few years ago, I heard about cold brew coffee. It’s been a summer-time staple ever since. Pouring hot coffee over ice only left a disappointing, watered-down beverage. […]