I watched my grandchildren motor away mid-morning and as their car pulled away a small patch of blue sky opened in the overcast sky and I thought to myself, Chief and Rosie are looking down and giving safe travels to Thomas and his family. Our family Christmas dinner could not have been more glorious. The…

Well, we had our McMurray family dinner tonight, delicious food and a smorgasbord of desserts. Lot of cheerful laugher and happy conversations around the six dining tables. The children were so happy and full of Christmas excitement. It’s been another beautiful day. Was too excited myself to gaze at the sunset. I don’t even know…

Another blue sky December day, but beautiful in its understated colors. I drove to LaGrange this morning trying to decide the color of pastels Father Sky sketched with. The color made me think of our ducks’ eggs years ago, a muted grayish blue sometimes with a green tint. My oldest son sold his duck eggs…

I’m happily worn out from cooking and cleaning and setting places for 43 for my family’s Christmas dinner on Saturday. Tomorrow I’ll be making a caramel cake and a pecan pie and cooking the collards. I’ll make a quick trip to LaGrange to pick up the shrimp. Got a big ham in the fridge, too.…

Beautiful day…cornflower blue sky, white clouds riding low on the horizon, wisp clouds stretching out in the high sky, a few jet contrails mixed in with the clouds. I have ten thousand chores to do but I’m going to just sit in swing a little while and soak up this glorious day the Lord hath…

The sky was so beautifully blue today, cloudless and clear. I sat on the porch and watched a few birds on the feeders, enjoying the warmth from the soul soothing sunshine. The water in the bird baths was frozen solid, so pretty, looked like ice flowers as the water had frozen following the curved pattern…

I’m drinking my coffee in the lady den this morning watching the bamboo sway in time with wind chime symphonies and morning songbird prayers. I love mornings like today no plans, no agenda then I realize I’m having 43 folks over for our family Christmas dinner on Saturday night. I’ve set places for 32 and…

Old Man Wind is huffing and puffing today, beating a boisterous symphony on the wind chime pipes, giving the bamboo a cold aerobic workout as the sun filters down through their thin trunks and warms their slender pale green leaves. It really sounds like the wind chimes are having a jamboree. I love being able…

My sweet friend drove back to Alex City mid-afternoon under a beautiful vanilla sky gathered with pastel clouds of cigar smoke gray and pale purple. As she left she rolled down the window to say good bye and I noticed she had her shirt on inside out. She yelled, “Bye, love you.” I yell back,…

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out,” Walter Winchell. Such a perfect description of a true loving friendship. My dearest friend is sleeping in the guest room tonight tucked under the quilts with her little black dog Charlie Brown. We’re wearing our matching dog pattern pajamas.…