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I had been planning this week’s column in my head for quite a while, but then, as often happens, life got in the way. For just over a month now, I have been getting reports on my cousin Jimmy and his health issues. Then, on Friday evening, I learned that Jimmy will never have physical problems again. The text I received informed me that “Jimmy just went home.” James William Ogden was a special soul, loved by oh, so many…..
Here we are in February, which happens to be National Canned Food Month. Lots of different edible items are available in cans, and those of us who have gardens often save our produce by canning it in jars. In this case, “can” refers to a container. The word “can” also has another definition. When used as a verb, it means “to be able to.” An example, “I can do this!” Last week, I wrote about a dilemma I was facing. …..
Someone forgot to tell the weatherman that November is an autumn month. The forecast for the next several days sounds more like winter. By the time this column comes out in the newspaper, we will know if we have descended to the predicted lows, which could be record-breaking. All I have to say is “Brrrrrrr!” Since last week’s weather forecast kept mentioning the cold front headed our direction, I decided that this would be an excellent time to get out…..
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is the date we as a country celebrate the establishment of our nation. Through the years, we have been truly blessed to enjoy the freedoms we hold dear. Those freedoms, however, were not without cost. And they still have a cost today. Repeating words that I wrote a few years ago, which are still meaningful today: “Parades, picnics, fireworks – all of these seem to play a huge role in Independence…..
I do not know why March was chosen as National Sauce Month; however, after reading the definition of the word “saucy,” I have an idea. According to www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary, “saucy” means: 1. served with or having the consistency of sauce 2 a: impertinently bold and impudent b: amusingly forward and flippant: irrepressible Going with the second definition, March this year has definitely been saucy. The weather has been on a roller coaster ride; warm one day and freezing the next. When I drove to church…..
Thinking of the upcoming Independence Day holiday has me feeling rather nostalgic. For many years, the fourth day of July meant attending my Dad’s family reunion. It was held around noon, so it never interfered with fireworks displays later in the evening. Our gathering was usually held at a park, but occasionally one of our family members would host it at their home. It was my grandmother’s family and was known as the Coleman/Weisgarber Reunion. It is funny what one…..