Thank God. I don’t know about you and where you are, but here on the south rim of Sahara Desert (I usually insert the word Hell here, but for those more delicate…) it is cookin’. The temperatures have been in the nineties, but that humidity has caused the “real feel” temperatures to be over one […]
Summer is Half Over Read More »
I have been trying to keep our collective family’s head above water for about 18 months. That is how long my better half has been out of work. We have applied for disability, been turned down, appealed and in the “hold” pattern.
Trying Ever So Hard Read More »
Is it a Lee trait or a Griffith trait? I believe it must be a little of both. My mother was the most stubborn woman I have ever met…the kind that would cut off her nose to spite her face. She came from Southwestern Virginia “hill-billy” stock. My dad was born in Tennessee but my
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Christmas Ornaments No Sew Ornaments I have been working on more of these ornaments for upcoming craft shows. I will be at Jamil in November and hopefully the Peddler at Tri-City Leisure in December. Possibly thinking about doing the Chapin Band one and may another…. here are the styrofoam balls I get from Amazon.
You would think I would be smart enough to figure this crap out…but then again. I do think myself to be fairly intelligent…not genius level, but smart enough to get out of the rain, so to speak. But I just don’t feel I have the proper amount of time to learn this…to actually sit down,
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The past comes alive My Grandmother, Molly Griffith After 64 years, I finally got to see a picture of my grandmother, Molly Griffith. My mother left her hometown of Richlands, Virginia when she was 16 or so. She married her first husband, Charles Stilwell, who was 20 years her senior. Charles had two previous wives
Pray always Desperate times require desperate measures. That is what the old adage is. But prayer shouldn’t be reserved for just desperate times. What is prayer? I think it is talking to God. Having an honest conversation, respectfully presenting what is on your mind. He already knows anyway. He desires the one-on-one communication with you.
In the nick of time Read More »
If you have read any of my blog post offerings, the first thing you probably thought was,, “boy, she is just like Hemingway, or Steinbeck, or Lee…not Harper Lee.” I wish I was that talented…But as you discovered, I am not an author. I can put 2 words to together and make a sentence, but
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Super cute Toddler boots I just posted on Ebay, Mercari and Poshmark…but I have so much more….But I have to kitten-sit this adorable 6 week little boy named Jack.
These cutters are great. I love mine. but they are like gold to try to find.
I wonder if they discontinued these? Read More »