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I never thought lavender would be a go-to color, but I recently decorated a room with the main color theme of lavender and cream. It is peaceful, serene, restful. I wish I had thought of the color combination sooner! A plane crashed. This time the Republicans didn’t even bother with their meaningless sanctimonious thoughts and…

Turtles are terrapins and terrapins are turtles. They just prefer different environments in which to thrive. This past summer, this terrapin sunned itself by my back door and didn’t budge when I opened the door. I suppose it was exploring because the nearest suitable habitat was the brackish water in the abandoned railroad bed that…

Today, I saw a cardinal. We each noted one the other. A cock of its head in my direction, a nod from me. And, then, it flew away to tend to its day and I, to mine. World Trade Center September 11, 2001 I don’t watch television in the morning, so I had no idea…

Hancock Fabric Store is long gone. Back in the day, there was the Remnant House. That’s been gone for decades. Now, Jo-Ann’s has filed for bankruptcy again, second time in as many years. The Wal-Marts, where I live, sell precut fabric. Hobby Lobby sells fabric, but there is no Hobby Lobby near me and I…

Change is good! I’ve decided the name for the two legged animals that claim to be the most advanced on this planet should be homo ignoranium stupidus. That way the first letter of each of the words spell out HIS, which ties in more with the patriarchy that has created this creature. And, this should…

THe name for modern humans should be homo stupidus ignoranium. “Sapiens” should be deleted from any description of the modern human. Why debase, devalue, or pervert the meaning of sapiens? Let’s just admit that as a species we shouldn’t delude ourselves by saying or thinking that sapiens is a fact or that it is aspirational.…

I had smoked turkey and corn pudding for Thanksgiving. The corn pudding was a surprise. My niece, who is a decent cook, made the corn pudding. I’m still eating leftovers and will have enough for Sunday dinner. With these shortened days, the chill has come. A friend who lives in the southern part of Tennessee…

Way back when, when my grandparents’ house was filled with visiting relatives, and I would be listening, there was never any talk about white people. And, as I’ve written before, until I was twelve, white people didn’t exist. They were not part of my world. I remember conversations, some heated, about the Bible, the trouble…

Can you believe? It is 2024 and we still have Black mothers, who now have a choice, giving their daughters white dolls. I had white dolls when there was no choice. Growing up, in the stores in the southern town of my childhood, there were no Black dolls. Maybe, that’s why I never bonded with…

Seems like I will have tomatoes in November if this weather remains warm. The tomato plants have plenty of blossoms and fruit on the vines. Can the United States overcome its toxic misogyny to elect a female as president? Mexico has. The misogyny in this country is as deeply ingrained as in Mexico. So, we…