Parents
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The Enduring Love Story of Richard and Janice
On Saturday, June 21, 1958, my parents got married. Today marks what would have been their 67th wedding anniversary, had we not lost Dad in 2021. My mother (Miss Janice) is still very much with us, though, and so we made a trip up to Dad’s grave so she could leave roses for him. I Continue reading
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Remembering Pops: A Father’s Day Tribute
Father’s Day is here again, and once again I miss my father . Although we lost him in October, 2021, I still think of him almost daily. I’m certain the rest of our family thinks of him just as often and remembers what a good man we had as a husband to our mother, as Continue reading
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The Beautiful Light Of A Burning Bridge
“Don’t burn your bridges behind you”, the old saying goes. I disagree. Sometimes the brightest light can come from the flame of torching the link between yourself and things that are causing you harm, and that light can lead you out of the darkness. I know this because almost nine years ago, I did exactly Continue reading
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Remembering Kate: A Southern Beauty Shop Legacy
Our paternal grandmother, Sally Kate, was a beautician. Not a hair designer, nor a hairstylist…a beautician. Now, she would use the word “hairdresser” sometimes in the 1970s, as a nod to the more modern terminology, and as an acknowledgment that she could actually dress hair; but she usually described herself as a beautician, because it Continue reading
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Lessons Learned While Growing Up in the Car
Looking back on my childhood, it seems like we spent a lot of time in the car; this was partially due to the fact that we lived in a very small town in a relatively small county in the northeast Georgia mountains. Cleveland, the county seat of White County, Georgia, definitely had its own appeal Continue reading
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Cross-Eyed Eley
In 2016, I moved into my parents’ home. I needed a place to live, and Daddy was getting to a point where Mama could use some help, so it worked out for everyone. Dad died in 2021, but I used to enjoy eavesdropping on their conversations. Granted, since they were both so hard-of-hearing that they Continue reading
Kat's Rambling Mind 