Category: Family!

The years from my last post to this one have contained so much rage and angst that, well, I mostly used Twitter to express myself. Short bursts of 280ish character eruptions kept me semi-sane. Facebook was a slow-moving, continual train wreck of unfollowing and blocking people who conflate religion with politics. Cannot. Do. It. That,… Continue reading SisterLove

My ex-husband died last year.  He had not been in good health – I’d seen the decline over a number of years – but it was still unexpected.  While he was quite a few years older than I am, and we were divorced for nearly 20 years, we had maintained a friendly relationship for most… Continue reading Time bombs…what’s left behind

  As Mother’s Day approaches, I think about the impact my mother has had on the lives of her children and grandchildren.  Being one of Nancy’s kids had drawbacks: When answering the phone, we had to be way more polite than necessary (we thought).  “She’s not home” was considered rude.  “She isn’t home right now,… Continue reading Nancy’s Kids

I refuse to acknowledge anything as a New Year’s Resolution.  Doing so is the fastest way I know to guarantee it will fail.  I am starting a couple of projects, for fun.  The first is exercise-related, making the most of the snazzy mini-gym we put in the basement. The second is a desire to make… Continue reading No Resolutions, but…

My beloved grandmother died in April after a long, love-filled life.  For as long as I can remember, she made cornbread dressing at Thanksgiving.  Even after she no longer hosted dinner for family and friends, her contribution (at everyone’s insistence) was dressing.  In the South, we don’t eat stuffing.  We make a big casserole dish of… Continue reading Grandmama’s Cornbread Dressing