I have always been a cat lover and had at least one since I was just a kid. My husband tolerated them until a little Calico decided that she loved him and when she crawled into his lap and started purring, he was a convert. In our almost 54 years of marriage, I cannot count how many we have had. When we 'lived in town' and would lose one, my oldest son would take it to a special place in a wooded area and bury it, now that we live 'out in the country', we have our own little pet cemetary. We have loved and lost so many. We have had some cats just disappear and have never discovered what happened to them.

Several years ago when I was still working at a real job, someone dumped a black Mama cat and four small black kittens in our front yard. We tried to ignore them, but after the second day I was leaving for work and saw two of the kittens still...  Read More

I was raised to always be truthful and honest and also to treat others as I would want to be treated. I am beginning to think that something has happened to these old standards. I hear people all the time telling outright lies, laughing because they got something for nothing, etc. Have I lived too long? Whatever happened to all of these standards?

I have been known to return to the store when they didn't charge me for items that I purchased, I can't live with my own conscience if I knowingly cheat someone else, yet I hear people laughing about getting away with such things as this and they seem to take pride in it.

When my grand daughter was 13 and was looking through some jeans at the flea market where we are vendors and where she has worked since she was 12, she found five $100 bills in the pocket of one pair and she immediately gave the money to...  Read More

I have been reading for more years than I like to think about and my love for books has never waivered. I cannot even imagine reading a book online or even one of those new fangled (yes, I'm old) things called an eBook. I love the feel of books, the smell of them and the way they look. How could you ever feel that way about an eBook? My book always goes with me wherever I go and it puts me to sleep each night. I learned a long time ago that I sleep much better if I read for 30 minutes to an hour when I go to bed.

I have learned so much over the years from books, history - geography - hints on raising kids - hints on gardening, sewing, crocheting, and more. Yes, I have even turned to them to learn more about my dogs and cats. Could I use the computer to find out this information? Yes, but it wouldn't be nearly as much fun. Without books, I am lost. I...  Read More

We have four grandchildren and they are the joy of our lives. We got our oldest grandson when he was 8 and our oldest granddaughter when she was 5. It was love at first sight and even though they are grown now, married and in the Marine Corps, they are near and dear to our hearts. The oldest grandson is at Parris Island and he has served three tours in Iraq. He will be re-enlisting later this year and if we are still in Afghanistan next year, I imagine he will go. The oldest grand daughter is at Camp LeJeune in NC and she has served one tour in Afghanistan and may have to go back next year, if we are still there and I pray that we won't be, not only for them but for all our young (and old) men and women who are in our Armed Forces. May God Bless Them All!!

Our youngest granddaugher is 15 and the grandson just turned 14. They are the light of our...  Read More