HALLOWEEN It’s that time of year when entire neighborhoods dress up, or not, and ding-dong our door bell, hoping for goodies. Those cute little spirits, trolls, and goblins decked out in ready-made costumes come by for a short visit. Not as creative today as in my day when I dressed up as Mrs. Clever complete in my mom’s dress and a pair of old high […]
It’s never to late to shine
Cleaning Car Headlights I was so busy today, I thought I would clean my 2004 Honda headlights. Yep, been putting it off for years, literally. I stayed up way past my bedtime looking on the internet, “how to clean the plastic covering on headlamps”, using all makes of really old cars. It would be my car’s maiden cleaning, do you believe it? But I was […]
How I got started
Mansfield News Mirror It was 2005 when our fabulous weekly newspaper, The Mansfield News Mirror, held another contest. This time it was writing. Everyone in the city gets to vote. Mansfield is like that. I wrote Who Gave AARP my Address and won! I got some goodies, like coupons to the movie theater, Sonic, etc. The editor, my favorite, very clever lady herself, Amanda Rogers, […]
Fall in Texas
Ah, fall in Texas. Today is October 19 and it’s nearly 4:30pm (it’s always, nearly 4:30 pm. Someone get me some batteries).Phew, no more over 100°, thank goodness. It is however, over 90. I might have to put on a light sweater soon. I thought I’d look for some foliage. Real yellow, burnt orange and gold against the multi hues of the evergreens. First of all we have Scrubby Oaks that […]
ROLL TIDE
Go Alabama For ever my husband has been for Alabama even though he’s from Tennessee. Our entire married life, like this game, he and his brother, Bill, play phone tag. neither one answering depending on who’s winning. Over and over, year after year, this is how it would go. My husband, Braden, “Bill, did you get that score?” when they’re winning. “Judy, don’t answer that […]
Politics
Vote: just do it! Somebody poke my eyes out if I have to watch another debate! Did you watch it last night? Did either candidate answer any of the questions? They talked and told everyone what the other party was going to do. “Donald is going to …” “Hillary is going to …” Ugh! Why didn’t those moderators ask each “HOW?” How are you going […]
GRAND SOCIAL
Grandma’s Briefs What a fun place to visit. I met Lisa on the internet. No we’re not dating! She’s a Grandmother of two and I was excited to view her many “pages”, stories, see her awards, and actually a little bit intimidated by her scope of interests. She has this Grand Social event, kind of like an opened house for anyone to visit. Once in side, […]
HURRICANE MATTHEW
Hurricane Matthew Cancelled my trip to St. Augustine, Fl. Thursday. One of my best girlfriends invited us for a visit. By us, I mean Patsy, Vince and his wife, Sally. Except for Sally, we all went to school in England together. Our dads were USAF stationed there in the early 1960s. I was in the 9th grade and they, 8th. Two years ago, we had a class […]
DRUGS: A LOT GOES A REALLY LONG WAY
Drugs: prescription or beverage? I guess I could wait until my 7 days are up to get rid of my drippy nose but that cough had to go. Went to my doc. After a few questions, like what color is the…the…snot, (it just drips), what have you been taking (water, aspirin, orange juice, a gulp or two of whiskey, and one Mucinex tablet), she chuckled. Then she gave me […]