When I was a kid, Christmas gift giving was fairly small at my house, but as far as I knew, it was that way for everyone, so I didn’t know any better. We got a gift or two at home, we exchanged gifts at school and at church, and I received gifts from both of […]
What do you think about when you hear the phrase ‘Daddy’s Girl’? Do you visualize a princess in pink taffeta twirling before her beaming father? Or a little girl, hands encased in pristine white gloves, serving pretend tea in a tiny plastic teacup while her daddy balances on a chair so small he’s in serious […]
When Money’s Tight, the Fun Doesn’t Have to Be An oldie, but goody, so I decided to bring this back. We all know young couples and teenagers need (and mostly prefer) money at Christmas. But giving money doesn’t have to be boring! Read on to find out how to add a ton of fun to […]
This “nostalgic” piece was one of my first articles published years ago in Mississippi Magazine (June/July 2002). Not only am I sharing a piece that was written twenty years ago, but the events in the article happened 40+ years ago. So that’s a trip down memory lane within a trip down memory lane. What fun! […]
Friends are raising money to rebuild their church that recently burned. They posted a photo of Indian Tacos on Indian Fry Bread and had me drooling. So, I rushed to the kitchen and came up with a new recipe that’s low-carb and falls within the Trim Healthy Mama guidelines. I tend to cook by instinct, […]
I wanted to do something a little different this year for my grown kiddos, so I put my imagination to work. This morning when they arrived, I tied burlap twine around their wrists. I told them the twine was to remind them that when they saw twine on a gift bag or box, it was important […]
This morning I looked around my home for something special to share on Calico Trails. It didn’t take long! I immediately spotted a set of cabbage rose china. I don’t really know how old it is, and it’s probably not worth a lot in terms of dollars, but I treasure it because my grandmother gave […]
I was looking around my den the other day and thought about removing some of the …uh… decorations, but decided to embrace the Cowboy Chic Decor instead. And, just so you know, not a ONE of the following pictures was staged. They were captured on digital film in their natural habitat. The den, or as […]
We had a big partyon New Year’s Eve.I know coming from methat sounds hard to believe. We talked, we playedand we sang,everyone was there –the whole gang! We do it yearafter year,and believe it or notthere’s never any beer. And the only fightyou may seeis between some kidsages 1 to 3. There isn’t any whisky,drugs, […]