My deluded diva sustahs (above Norma, Olivia, Ruthie and Marie) and I worked the Prairie Arts Festival this weekend. Before our shift began, we walked through the fine arts village and savored the wonderful pottery and sketches. (And ate some pretty good Chicken on a stick, chased with a funnel cake too.) (more…)
The editor of my local newspaper asked me to write an essay about all the things I love about my hometown of Starkville, Mississippi. I sent in a dissertation that was probably too long to print, but I left something out. (more…)
I received a cute note from a reader today which was hugely enlightening. Here’s how it went:
“After reading your yesterday’s column, I decided that you need a couple of “sayings” that have been on my refrigerator for years:
NEAT TRICK
She bought a book to organize,
To change her messy way;
But first she has to find the book
That she misplaced today.
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.”
And, by the way, I have the following if you ever need some reading material:
My son’s neighborhood survived - sort of. But most didn’t.
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As we celebrated my son’s birthday yesterday we couldn’t help but recall the devastating events of 2005. On that very day, while we were blowing out candles on his cake, Hurricane Katrina had her evil eye trained on the Mississippi and Louisiana Coast.
We were at my son’s New Orleans home on Magazine Street where the music never stops and you’re compelled to dance along - whether or not anyone is looking! (more…)
William introduced me to a “sake bomb” at the sushi shop. Sake is pronounced “sah’-kie.”
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This week has been both educational and enlightening.
My son William has been visiting from Nashville where the night life is always hopping. When he arrived in Starkville, aka Boardtown (that’s what my town was called in its early days), he was bewildered by the lack of entertainment opportunities. He calls it “Bored-town”. (more…)
