Recently I was on my way to work, easing down my bumpy dirt road watching the sun rise and Alabama’s song ’40 Hour Week’ came on the radio. As I listened I was reminded just how blessed I am to live in a country where I am able to work, worship and live as I…
“Spooky Old Tree” by Stan and Jan Bernstein was Addie’s favorite book when she was three. It was read to her by various parties at least 10 times a week for approximately 12 months. I’ve titled my latest effort inflicted on canvas “Spooky Old Tree”, for Addie. It has simply been to horrid outside to…
I have a 30 minute drive home and a six year old. This allows plenty of time for conversations like the following: “Mom, I wish we had a girl horse.” “Well, we aren’t going to have a girl horse.” “But WHY not?! I want a girl horse. Baby horses are my FAVORITE.” “Even if we…
I have a family chock-full of fine artists. They can sketch, draw, paint, watercolor and make any canvas a thing of beauty. Then you have me. I am really good at raising chickens, I cook a mean pie and am unintentionally funny (I run into things and fall down a lot). I took art once. …
I adore my chickens. To me they are precious and irreplaceable, kinda of like my daughter. Only I love my daughter way more. I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I would like with either one of them. As a retail slave I’ve been serving the public for 14 years, 11 of…
I have a friend and her name is Amanda. She is funny, out-going, talented, thoughtful, forgetful and completely adorable. She is my opposite. I am neither funny nor outgoing, I am thoughtful (I think), I am not forgetful (although I did forget to go to work one time but that is another post) and I’m…
Seriously wondering if my super crappy vacuum cleaner is picking up any dirt or paper particles AT ALL. However, the vacuum marks on the carpet do make it look like I care…….which I do. Once upon a time I scrubbed my floors at least once a week, vacuumed on my way out the door so…
Remember when you were little and someone sent you a surprise in the mail? Can you recall how totally awesome and exciting it was to have a package with YOUR name on it? I recently discovered those feelings are the same in your early thirties. I arrived home a few days ago, weary from work…
Once upon a time, long before we moved to Maydelle, there sat a house near our chicken pen. The house is no longer there but we still find things left behind. Addie found this yesterday……. I couldn’t grow a fern and mushroom in a glass jar if I tried. And they just did it themselves!…
I have this thing with technology. You see, it doesn’t love me. I recently was able to switch phones and received my first picture text EVER on Wednesday. However, this lovely purple-clad electronic device knows more about life in 2014 than I do. And the mere fact I have this blog is a wonder, I…
The Wicked Chicken 