Went to LaGrange, Georgia, today to get a haircut and do a little grocery shopping for my beach trip. Took oldest sister-in-law with me. Last time we went to LaGrange she thought she saw a T-Rex. Seriously! We had the best time at Kroger! We love the big grocery stores. Roanoke has a Walmart and…

Beautiful day but Mother Nature has turned the thermostat way up. Summertime in the South, the heat slaps me in the face as I open the screen door to the porch. Penelope’s tongue is dragging as we walk down the broken sidewalk next door. I’m burning slap up! It’s hotter than the devil’s armpit! It’s…

It’s a beautiful day today from my front porch. As I glance around I can see my glorious world and all of nature’s prizes. Cross the street I see the large fragrant magnolia blooms, snow white and sunny, the sun beaming straight down on their petals, so pretty contrasting with the magnolia’s greens. Behind my…

This morning was so pretty. The azure sky canvas was cloudless and clear. The birds were singing and the train whistles were blowing. A cool breeze was playing pleasant melodies on the wind chimes. Didn’t sit and ponder in the swing yesterday. One side of my mouth is stitched up where I had two teeth…

From my archives on this date last year — Another beautiful day the Lord has blessed us with. I ate breakfast on the porch and enjoyed the morning’s bloom into day. My yard is full of birds singing, flitting around the feeders, drinking from the bird baths. The juvenile cardinals are colored in such wondrous…

Got home from the dentist this morning and found a letter from Boss Lady in my mail box with a wonderful little prize inside, a miniature book of quotes titled Quotable Women, A collection of shared thoughts. She’s a sweet girl to think about me. I needed a prize after that dentist visit. I love…

I love looking at the sky when I’m pondering in the porch swing. If I’m not bird watching, I’m looking up at the heavens of the beautiful sky. Today’s sky was a deep blue sketched with cotton ball fluffy white clouds. Soon as the day heated up the cigar smoke clouds turned dark and gathered…

Pretty morning! Ate my breakfast pondering in the swing watching the world come alive. The sky is descriptively summer, dark blue canvas with large fluffy bleached white clouds. All my birdies are on the feeders or sipping from the bird baths. The morning is so pleasant but the heat is building. The breeze is blowing…

Drove back home to Roanoke from Alexander City late morning under an overcast sky. Before I got home the sun burned off her coat of gray cotton ball clouds and welcomed me to my home here with blue sky and bright sunshine. I had a wonderful spend the night party with my dearest friend. My…

As Willie Nelson sings, “I’m on the road again. The life I love is making music with my friends.” Theodosia (my car) and I are happily motoring to Alexander City this morning to spend the night with my dearest friend. Our happy music will be laughter. We don’t have to do anything special. Just porch…