See what I mean - they’re all gorgeous.
Since most of my girlfriends fall into the category of Gorgeous Grandmothers, I was delighted to learn that today has been declared their day. I’m not making this stuff up. Google “Gorgeous Grandma Day” if you don’t believe me. (more…)
I’ve been receiving cosmic messages from the universe in triplicate and they all relate to my front porch…that desolate place that collects dust and makes me sneeze. (more…)
When my mother was 35, Daddy gave her a present that she was absolutely wild about. It was a 1962 Ford Thunderbird Landau which was the hot car in those days. Later, after the new was long gone, they let me take it to Ole Miss. That was during my senior year when kids rarely had their own cars. (Suddenly everyone became my friend.) (more…)
Can you handle one more miracle cure for everything from obesity to arthritis?
Hold on, don’t log off, hear me out. I know I’ve raised your hopes in the past only to have them dashed by worthless solutions (i.e. the ear staple for losing weight I reported several months ago. Incidentally, to the lady who called for an update on my success with the staple - I’ve only gained three pounds.)
But this latest “miracle” could provide relief for a whole range of thorny problems associated with aging, so listen up everybody. (more…)
Wilson Picket - In the Midnight Hour
(click on the arrow and you get a sample of what to expect at the concert)
Above, The Torquays yesterday and today. Still making music after all these years. Photos by T. J. Segrest.
My high school chums - now scattered near and far - have been burning up the phone lines and engaging in a bit of e-mail frenzy.
The band that provided music for us to dance to and sing along with during our school days, is reuniting for a concert on Thursday, May 29. The old gang is planning to be there where it all began - in my hometown of West Point, Mississippi. The event will be held right in the very park where we all learned to swim and played hide and seek among the wisteria vines. (more…)
