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September 25, 1966 Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill. Well, actually from Holly County. It’s Sunday and I’m spending the day out on Miss Sally’s farm. It’s great out here on the farm. Quiet. Nobody fussing about anything. Miss Sally said she needed to take a nap and I’d have to entertain myself. I think she just said that because …
You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built into the human plan. We come with it. ~Margaret Atwood I got to do something I’ve wanted to do for years yesterday. Go back to the Cave Run Storytelling Festival. I went once before, probably ten years or more ago. The one yesterday was their 18th event. I wish I could …
I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall. ~Mike May The more often we see the things around us – even the beautiful and wonderful things – the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the …
My Birthday Giveaway is over, but I get to post one more cute birthday cake picture. 🙂 Thanks so much to all of you who entered and extra thanks to those of you who shared about great birthdays you’ve had or just the ordinary birthday treats that made your day special. Birthdays are the perfect time to be extra good …
Are you this happy about birthdays? Well, maybe you would be if you got a purple cake to match your purple dress. 🙂 But most of us grow up to find our own ways of having fun on our birthdays. Thanks to those of you who shared your happy birthday fun when you entered my annual Birthday Giveaway. Still a …
There are days in our lives that we will never forget. The day Pearl Harbor was bombed for those living then. The day President Kennedy was shot. And the 11th day of September 2001. Those past childhood on that day remember exactly where we were when we first heard about the planes flying into the Twin Towers. Some of us were watching …
The birthday craze continues with my annual birthday giveaway. An extra plus is that I get to poke through my pictures to find some cute birthday cakes. My daughter-in-law is very inventive with the kids’ cakes and when this granddaughter asked for a dog cake a few years ago, she created a cake with a doghouse, a dog, and dog …
Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter. ~Satchel Paige These kids don’t mind birthdays at all. They love them. Getting older is exciting. But as the years pile on, we start wanting to drag our feet a little about that getting older stuff. I still love birthdays. I just have a problem …
Birthday. If you were to let your mind run free what is the first thing you think about when you say birthday? Cake? Candles? Getting older? Parties? Family time? When I was a kid, I’m sure it was cake and the hope for presents. I had a wonderful aunt who made us cakes and brought us gifts. I don’t remember …
And so my August Sunday giveaways come to an end. Can you believe that next Sunday is September? Time is speeding by, at least for me, as another birthday is coming my way in September. But I’m blessed to be looking forward to that day. That doesn’t mean I have to start counting up the years! Some math is just …