Thrift Store Shopping for the Uninitiated
Due to the price of cotton skyrocketing over 40% in the coming months, many families having cash flow issues and kids being kids, thrift stores, consignment and resale shops are becoming more and more...
View ArticleThe Rest of the Story...
In 1967 my parents decided to remodel the basement. In a dark corner was a cedar closet. My mother who was known for being a "snappy dresser" had carefully packed away her clothes from the 1940’s...
View ArticleMother Nature has a bad couple of days.....
Well Mother Nature really did a number on ole Alabama. We had no real damage to the homestead, just a few broken limbs--from trees. We did have to go without power for 4 long (very long) days. Being...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day--Spread Your Wings!
Another mother’s day is upon us. My mother Sally, passed away on October 20, 1992. She knew she was dying but never told me. My father was with her at the end. They were genuine partners. My father...
View ArticleYa'll come on down......
Yard Sales in the south are as traditional as sweet tea and fried green tomatoes. Here in Alabama, yard and garage sales can be found about 9 months out of the year. Bargain hunters young and old,...
View ArticleTake me out to the Ballgame...My love affair with baseball
The world recently lost one of Baseballs’ all time great players, Harmon Kilebrew. It gave me pause to recall my experiences with the game, my love affair, if you will. Many would argue that baseball...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be your age, Mom?
You know the old saying…“If I had known I was gonna live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” These days I have a difficult time remembering just how old I am. I'm pretty sure that...
View ArticleAny man can be a Father
What is the difference between a father and a dad? Any man can be a father. A dad stays up all night when you have the flu. He buys you a cute pair of jammies when you have been in bed with the mumps....
View ArticleAMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
First off, allow me share some thoughts about my country. Although, I am not associated with a particular religion, this country was founded by a group of men who had a profound belief in their...
View ArticleTHE END OF THE RIGHT STUFF
On July 20, 1969 Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon. I remember sitting in my living room in Detroit with my parents, watching on TV, along with almost...
View ArticleGREENSTAMP REDEMPTION
I guess I’m really showing my age here. I remember S&H Green Stamps. For all the younger crowd out there, S & H (Sperry and Hutchinson) Green Stamps were given out at your local grocery,...
View ArticleCUSTOMER SERVICE ?
Whether Americans like it or not, capitalism is what keeps this country going. Supply and demand for goods and services. Exchange of monies for anything and everything available in the vast marketplace...
View ArticleLeap of Faith
Have you ever taken a “leap of faith?“ Recently my husband and I had toyed with the idea of opening up our own shop. I had been gathering fixtures and even went so far as to share a space with another...
View ArticleBoomer Christmas Memories
Some of my very favorite memories of Christmas have nothing to do with the cost of presents. In fact, most of the best of these tales have nothing at all to do with money. The sights and smells of my...
View ArticleMy love affair with Betsey Johnson
Even as a child, I was always into fashion. I loved going through my mother’s closets and putting together outfits. I used to “design” outfits for my Tammy doll. Mother was an excellent seamstress and...
View ArticleZeke Beauregard Clifton
Zeke Beauregard Clifton was not typical. In fact, he was far from ordinary. He had soulful brown eyes and soft, wavy, fawn colored hair. He had the soul of a warrior and the grace of an Olympic...
View ArticleIts One o’clock…
I am a child of the television revolution. I spent most of my free waking, childhood moments watching movies, cartoons, sit-coms, game shows and anything else that was of interest to a young mind. Now,...
View ArticleSummer of Hate 1967
The following epistle took over a year for me to finish. It was written with anger, remorse, and sadness. Death is always difficult to witness. Whether, a person or a city. Sunday, July 23, 1967,...
View ArticleMy Love Affair with John Bates
Picture a chubby pre-teen girl in a bland plaid catholic school uniform with white go-go boots. That was me in 1964. Even at age 10 I was into fashion. I would scan magazines and TV ads for appealing...
View ArticleVIEW FROM THE CORN FIELD
Well, here we are in the great state of Iowa. It has been nearly a year since we packed up and moved ourselves, 2 dogs and a kitty cat from our dream home in Alabama some 950 miles to Davenport, Iowa....
View ArticleMY LOVE AFFAIR WITH HALLOWEEN
It's nearly October 31st. Soon it will be time to hear the immortal words, “Trick or treat smell my feet!”Whether you call it Halloween or Trick or Treat. It is an American tradition that has morphed...
View ArticleBoomer Christmas Memories 2014
Well, here we are, nearly at the end of 2014. Had a big milestone birthday this year! It has been several years since I have had a “family” Christmas. Still, I can’t help reflect upon the hundreds of...
View ArticleMy Love Affair with Mrs Peel...
Mrs. Peel (aka Diana Rigg)Growing up in Detroit in the 1960s was an exciting time. We did, after all, have more than 3 channel on TV. We had the mighty CKLW from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This meant...
View ArticleMy Love Affair with Ralph Lauren
Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren embodies everything exceptional about American fashion. The classic well-tailored styling of items bearing his name symbolize quality and value. Even in the secondary market,...
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GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST I remember growing up in an ideal neighborhood in Detroit in the 1960s. It was a quiet place with people from all walks of life and many different religious beliefs. When my...
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