Well, gosh darn and boy howdy...it has been a long time since I have been here! You know what, I got busy living and traveling. Then, my blog mentor left the country, though she is keeping us all...
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Heading for the hills of North Georgia
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The Pecan Orchard One of my favorite summer places...
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Nina (pronounced with a long I) was my mother. Today would have been her 100th birthday. She passed out of this realm in April of 1982, but her spirit and humor are alive and palp...
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Found on eBay....a fun place for the nostalgic.
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While I was riding my horse all about the countryside in search of evening wear....I remembered something I have longed for... One of the things I have so wanted is to get back to my sewing...
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The The Willow Manor Ball will commence in a few hours, and I have no clue as to what I will be wearing. I do have a mask... hmm??? Off to the wardrobe ....
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Nothing says autumn like a great bowl of beef vegetable soup! Yes, you guessed it, that is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the side. We love soups here at the cottage. What...
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Chelsea 1987 - 95 Every time I drive past the turn off to a little winding road off Highway 280 on my trips to Birmingham, my mind goes back to the time I drove to a warm country home and fou...
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Born December 7, 1911 Today I am REPOSTING this feature in honor of my father John Patterson. The original title was December Boy. In the great scheme of days and hours...one hun...
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Well .....here HE is, and here we are getting off the train near Willow Manor. The train journey took more time than imagined, but it was so much fun traveling with the oh so ...and ever En...
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It is that enchanted time of year, and after going through my mahogany wardrobe several times, I found this treasure. I picked it up in a London auction house back in June 2010. I did pay a...
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"...falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon the living and the dead. " Today, I was asked by my principal to review a poem that...
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It's the Good Old Summer Time! What have you been doing to keep cool? I have been rememberin...
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(Click on photos to enlarge or to "embiggen" as Country Girl says!) After being hauled around in the Colonel's carry on luggage through several airport layovers, these little Polish beaut...
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John Patterson He did not go gentle... My father has been dead for forty years as of this month. For the last ten years of his life, he suffered from cancer, likely caused from radiation ...
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We had been at our favorite Gulf Coast haunt since Monday, and I had yet to pick up the camera. Just before 7:00 on Friday evening, I stepped out of my second story bedroom at Greenpeace cottage...
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THE BUSTLE IN A HOUSE THE MORNING AFTER DEATH IS SOLEMNEST OF INDUSTRIES ENACTED UPON EARTH— THE SWEEPING UP THE HEART AND PUTTING LOVE AWAY WE SHALL NOT WANT TO USE AGAIN UNT...
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Gracie at age 2 (click on photos to enlarge) Our big dog Gracie just turned ten years old on Monday. According to berner.org (click link to learn all about the breed), the average life expecta...
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Once upon a time --for about nineteen years-- I taught seventh grade. One of my fondest memories was being witness to the eagerness my students exuded when given a chance to buy their very own ...
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Don't ask me how this happened so fast! Today is the second anniversary of this blog. True, I am not the most active nor prolific blogger, but I do persevere! And I love it. To celebrate, I wa...
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The sun was out today. It was almost warm here for a short while. I paid a little visit to my struggling violas and the medieval country dancers who have not let the weather get them down. I ha...
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This vibrant and redolent bouquet was delivered to my door this morning, signed: We love you, Robin & Tim! I offer a sincere and warm thank you to my sister-in-law and her husband in NC. We h...
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No one does it better than Nancy, my niece--as well as the little sister & daughter I never had-- and dear friend! Here she is in Asheville, NC on Christmas Day! May your New Year be filled...
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. ..is a good old fashioned department store and the Santa Claus to go with it. There is nothing like Christmas to send us back in time. More and more, I long for the excitement of the annual ...
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