Latest Blog Posts - My Life a Bit South of Normal
- All that is left is the Big Red Bow and the TreesI have opined about the Season Noel creeping in before Halloween. However now that Halloween is in the rear view mirror, we are about to enter full Holiday Mode. We haven't yet reached warp speed but we are definitely in second gear.Here is my check...
- The Newest Chapter in the Saga of the TreesAs many of you know one the ongoing feuds in our humble household has been over the color (or not) of the Christmas Tree lights. The girls and I favor white, while my DH thinks they should be multi-colored. If you have followed me through the years y...
- American has SpokenAmerica has spoken, well at least those who exercised their civic right to vote. I hope those who wanted to see a President Trump are at ease. Remember this is someone who did not know how many amendments there were to the Constitution (27). Or how t...
- Happy as a Church Mouse in the Holy CityDid I ever mention that I love living in Charleston? As in downtown, well, on the peninsula at least. Now that North King, an area that was totally off limits to any decent soul when I was in college (in the "olden days") is the hot area, I am living...
- Our Choice Tomorrow Effects More Than Just USI'm generally not a religious person and I cannot decide whether this year's presidential election has justified my conviction or will drive me to promise my soul to save our nation. I grew up in a Republican home, as in Goldwater Republican, but as...
- Our Winning Season at The Citadelon Nov 6, 2016 in alumni football grandparents Southern Conference Swanee The Citadel uncle University of the South usc Wake ForestI grew up in a big football family. My uncle played for Swanee (The University of the South). My grandparents did not miss a home game. Now one must understand that this was in the late 1950's. The University of the South is located on the edge of th...
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Yearon Nov 5, 2016 in childhood Christmas Christmas gifts Christmas Tree Hallmark Channel Sirius Radio ThanksgivingJust a week ago I was lamenting about the early onslaught of Christmas when Halloween had yet to be over. But I have rethought that. After all a woman is free to change her mind (and her hair color) at any time she wishes. This week Sirius...
- The age of MadelineAh to be two and full of wonder. Watching our granddaughter Loulou, who is 27 months old, absorb her world is pure delight. I can only imagine the freedom of choosing a spring smocked dress to wear with your red and white striped Christmas tights and...
- Advantage of Being Frumpy in the Age of GentrificationI have spent the past several weeks searching (in vain) for that perfect place south of Broad Street for just a pittance. People in Hell want ice water and I can always dream. For years as a child I heard my mother tell us, as her misty eyes looked f...
- Pagan Princesses and a Lost Novemberon Oct 31, 2016When I was younger, in the "Olden Days", Halloween was a time of ghosts and ghouls, witches and skeletons, basically all those scary things that hid in the dark, lurked in our closets, and went 'bump" in the night. After all, when one asks "Trick or...
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