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One sunny day last fall, I met Bea at the mall and we had a fun day shopping for items to fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. If two young girls had as much fun opening their boxes as we did filling them, those were two happy girls. Bea and I have a tradition of doing that every year. It is one of my favorite Christmas activities and makes the holidays much more meaningful.

One beautiful autumn day, Cousin Norman and his wife Alma were joy riding along the interstate with plans to have a picnic at the state park.  Joy riding means that Alma does all the driving so that Norman can enjoy the scenery or take a little snooze. A picnic at the state park means that Alma packs a large basket of sandwiches, chips and cookies, a large cooler of soft drinks, and an enormous blanket for Norman to rest on under a shade tree and watch the world go by.

Recently, my grandson Cedric got married to a very lovely girl. They had an outdoor wedding and I needed a nice dress to wear. As grandmother of the groom I knew I needed to up my game from my regular attire. Khaki shorts just weren’t going to cut it, even though they would be a lot cooler.

Hubby and I do what we can to keep our plot of kudzu from spreading. We are constantly on kudzu patrol. But we can only do so much, because Cousin Ambrose has three acres of kudzu around the next curve. One little puff of wind when kudzu is in bloom and we are infected.

Last week we took a break from cabin life and went on a little adventure in Bryson City, NC. We like to join Eloise and Theodore on train rides through the Nantahala National forest. We’ve done this several times and really enjoy it, but driving there and back in a day is exhausting. How does one get so tired sitting in a car for hours? This is one of life’s mysteries.

Shannon begged me to get in the passenger seat and go joy riding with her so she would know everything the next day. Remember being sixteen? You knew everything, right? ...

As I entered the building, a sweet little lady in a wheelchair asked me if I would mind holding the door for her. How could I refuse?

I was in the baking aisle at the grocery store and found what I was looking for: Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Lemon Supreme cake mix. Lemon is my absolute favorite flavor. But then, I started using my imagination...

I seriously needed to take down those Christmas wreaths...

Thursday is Senior Discount Day at my grocery store. Unfortunately, last Thursday was also the day before our big winter storm. Here in...