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Great-Aunt Myrtie (Was A Bad Girl)
Things are getting entirely too heavy these days, so I’m going to post a distraction and write a little about my great-aunt Myrtie. Myrtie was my maternal grandfather’s half-sister, but he never made a distinction about the “half”; she was his sister, and that’s all there was to it from his point of view. My Continue reading
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A 1978 Saturday Night: Skating and Style
As I sat here enjoying a beautiful spring evening, the song “Reminiscing” by Little River Band came up in my playlist and I was transported back to a time that was simpler. Well, at least things were simple for me, as I was younger then with no real responsibilities except for schoolwork and a few Continue reading
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Laughing with Lila Mae: The Monkey Joke
If there was one thing our father Richard loved, it was aggravating his mother-in-law, Lila Mae. First of all, she was the definition of gullible, and secondly, she was a good sport. Once, around 1974, Mamaw Lila was visiting and on Sunday, we all piled into the chocolate brown Ford LTD and headed to Sears 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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Ups and Downs Part II: From Lingerie to Drawers
I went to the local big box store yesterday afternoon to pick up some things. I gathered my few items and headed over for the last thing on my list: I needed a pack of underwear. Now, ladies, I can’t say I remember when the shift took place, but you know the one I’m talking Continue reading
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The Ups and Downs of Wearing Shapewear
I recently gave in and purchased some “body smoothing shapewear”. Shapewear is the new term for “girdle”. I never thought I’d see the day I’d wear one, but here we are. It does make my church dress look smoother, and it’s not as hot as I thought it would be. The one I selected is Continue reading
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