A visit from my namesake grandson, Gardner, filled our house with joy last week. Gardner, one of the two Seattle grandsons, is 3 years old. He came to town “on …
Hairstylists know best
I am an eavesdropper. Perhaps I should be more apologetic about this tendency, but I’m not a creepy, lurking-around-the-corner, ear-to-the-keyhole type of listener.
But when people are carrying on interesting conversations …
A ride with the witches
I thought I had outlived most of my favorite Halloween traditions. I certainly didn’t think I was young enough to start new ones.
But that is just what I did.
At the …
Happiest place on earth
My almost-5-year-old grandson, King, is Mickey Mouse’s best friend.
You may not want to spread that around because King told me in a hushed whisper, straight into my ear. “It’s a …
How does Tennessee smell?
I was shopping online for some upcoming birthdays when I found Homesick candles.
I was intrigued by their spin – an entrepreneurial industry that started around a kitchen stove. The inventors …
All about me
One of the most valuable lessons my mother taught me was buried in what later – much later than when Mom was saying it – became known as a sarcastic …
What’s your sleep number?
How much do you sleep each night?
I have always considered one of the blessings bestowed on me by the good-Lord-above to be an ability to exist on very little sleep.
For …
A lesson in filling up buckets
I will show my age today, again, but part of the joy of growing older is learning things from the little ones, so I’m OK with it. On a recent …