Stories
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I love to write stories!

Most of the time my stories are about me, something weird that happened to me, or something smart that should have happened to me and didn’t. Occasionally, weird things happen to family or friends and I’m just an onlooker. In those cases, I will change their names to protect their privacy and my face. Some of my stories are based on truth (the phrase ‘based on truth’ means that I might have exaggerated a little here and there) and some are purely fiction. I won’t spoil it for you by revealing which is which!

My stories might be a little crazy sometimes, but they will always be clean. If my pastor can’t read them, then I can’t tell them. There’s nothing worse than sitting in a pew with the pastor staring right at you when he is making his point about sin.

Not Worried About It

Several years ago Mom asked me to take her to visit her twin aunts Pearl and Cordelia. Mom only drives to church, the library, the bank, and Rose’s. Any other place she goes, she sits in the passenger seat. All that to say - I got to take my mom to see Pearl and Cordelia. It wasn’t terrible and we only had to make one stop because they lived next door to each other.

Blue Ridge Granny

Oct 27

Library Card

Last Saturday I went armed with our tax records and a recent electric bill to prove residency in our mountain county. And of course, when I requested a library card, the first question was: are you a resident? Not really, but I am a taxpayer. They probably love hearing that, but it worked...

Blue Ridge Granny

Sep 30

Carolina Wren

I consider myself a live and let live kind of person. All the animals on our property are welcome as long as they stay in their territory and leave mine alone. The bears, coyotes and bobcats don’t bother me. They know their place and it isn’t close to mine. I’m okay with that. This little bird didn’t know her place...

Blue Ridge Granny

Aug 22

Professor Chats

Hubby has finally retired after several decades of teaching math and/or computer science from junior high level all the way through college and in the business world. During this time he has had some interesting conversations with his students (and a few parents). Here are some of the best...

Blue Ridge Granny

Jun 30

RETIREMENT

A while back, I went shopping with my daughters to our favorite used book store. This was going to be fun. It was on a weekday, and I had just retired. I could be out having fun while everyone else was at work. At the bookstore, I headed toward the Agatha Christie section, and I saw the girls going in different directions (we all have our favorites, but mine are the best)...

Blue Ridge Granny

May 30

Bad Key Fob!

The other day, as I was driving home from the grocery store a message popped up on the dash: "Low battery on key fob" I am just now learning to call it a fob. Not that long ago, I was still referring to it as that fat key thingy. I am so not into technology. I still don’t understand all the little buttons running down the side of the calculator I bought in 1997.

Blue Ridge Granny

May 8

Ugly Girl!

I graduated high school, graduated after school daycare, and graduated from Fern’s life. I don’t think she noticed and I certainly didn’t give it much thought. Several years went by and Hubby ended up teaching at the very church school where I had once worked. It was his first teaching assignment and he loved teaching algebra to some pretty cool kids. And then it was time for the annual faculty Christmas party. Spouses were invited.

Blue Ridge Granny

Feb 18

Flower Man

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.

Blue Ridge Granny

Dec 4, 2025

The Norman Conquest

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.

Blue Ridge Granny

Oct 30, 2025

Say ‘Yes’ to the Jumpsuit

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.

Blue Ridge Granny

Oct 2, 2025

Kudzu Crazy

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.

Blue Ridge Granny

Aug 21, 2025

Mini Vacay

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.

Blue Ridge Granny

Jul 23, 2025

Cousin Shannon

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? ...

Blue Ridge Granny

Jun 19, 2025

Aiding and Abetting

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?

Blue Ridge Granny

May 25, 2025

If Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade

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...

Blue Ridge Granny

Apr 16, 2025