Well, maybe it was 6:30. Potatoes peeled. Card table and chairs out of the closet and table clothes on. I brined the turkeys. Pretty good. Maybe a little salty. Caitlan made roasted broccoli and cauliflower, butternut squash ice cream pie with gingersnap crust and her home-cooked pumpkin pie. Also a spicy pumpkin buttered rum drink […]

I need to do this because I am my mother’s daughter. What if I forget everything? I’ll try harder to write a bit every day. Just a bit. Who’s it for? For my kids. And for me when I can’t remember any more. Today is the day before Thanksgiving. I left Kelley Ridge around noon […]

The snow has moved in. It sends dust over everything.

We had the 2010 race at the Keep, and for the first time TwoTrees Racing (now Kelley Ridge Racing) was left entirely up to me! Once Brendan took over the broadcast booth for me, then Ian and Caitlan wer in charge of racing the cars, and I just sat back and watched. But yesterday I […]

*****The Academic Team I am coaching won two and tied one out of 3 matches at our scrimmage last night. We played West Marion, Glasscock, and Lebanon Elementary. We did not have time to play Campbellsville. *****I think that the Santa Fe salad at Sonic wins over the Blue Zalad at Zaxby’s,although both are very […]

We’ve been off school for four days now–Thursday through Sunday. On Thursday I was up getting ready when I heard it on the radio. Mombo got up, and because I don’t believe anything without at least one confirmation, we looked on tv and found out it was true. Then the phone call came for final […]

Oh Christmas Eve, Oh Christmas Eve, how lovely are thy memories! Busy and beautiful day. Caitlan was out early to join Kyle’s family for ice skating. Brendan, Kara, Ian and I headed into Richmond where Ian did his characteristically last minute shopping while the rest of us braved Krogers for the Christmas Day snack buffet. […]

Took off early from the Valley this morning to buy more ceiling paint for the Bonus Room upstairs. We don’t know what to call it yet–Bonus Room, Rumpus Room, Family Room, Game Room. I think the Tool Room is already named. I was also supposed to get milk for Mombo at IGA, but electricity went […]

The Solstice! Today was too short! Up early to go to church at St. William. What a precious church and congregation. They were having breakfast with Santa, but I skipped the pancakes and headed to the dreaded Wal-mart for some shopping before the crowds. I call Marty to see if he could help me with […]

Evening Whip-poor-will. . . . . .whip-poor-will. . . The sun has already descended below the valleyside, But I sit in my mother’s lawn chair rocker Strips of vinyl green then white supporting me Just waiting and absorbing. Rawww-ket. . . . .Rawww-ket. . . . The breeze has already cooled As it does upon […]