July 1, 2010. The race is on. I seem to be having a little more success with the tomatoes (the only thing I was willing to try) while Chick A is having great success with her jalapeno peppers (show off). After waking up in a cold sweat over the possibility that a squirrel might find my [...]
June 22, 2010
While traipsing around St. Joseph’s Benedictine Abbey searching for Walker Percy’s headstone with Chick B, I suddenly realized what a truly “southern catholic” moment I was having. For those of you who don’t know Walker Percy, here is a little bio info that may help explain why two Southern Catholic women would haul four kids 60 [...]
June 15, 2010
The Chicks, our chickadees (kids) and the two roosters (husbands) are back from a fabulous road trip to New Orleans, and what a trip it was! Although we now are tweeting, we thought we’d fill you in on the timeline of major events that took place along the way….. Sunday, June 6, 9:00 am: excitement building [...]
May 21, 2010
There is something very Southern about playing in the dirt. Perhaps it is from our agricultural heritage down here in the South. I come from a long line of green thumb ladies. My mother, aunts, grandmother and mother-in-law were “horticulturally gifted.” They knew all the names and varieties of plants, were active participants in their [...]
May 18, 2010
It’s a little embarrassing, really. I have a mother who was once a dedicated tomato grower, and my mother-in-law still harvests both tomatoes and peonies, for heaven’s sake. And here I am, nearing the end of a fifth decade of life, and I’ve never even attempted a home-grown tomato. This from someone who eats tomato [...]
May 16, 2010
The month of May will always be the time that we reflect on our reception into the Church, and what a blessing our reception has been! From the relief of our first general confession to the on-going graces that the sacramental Catholic life provides, Chick A and I keep pinching ourselves. Will we ever stop [...]
May 9, 2010
Flipping through my recipe file the other day, I ran across a recipe card penned in my mother’s hand entitled “Bereavement Casserole.” I had to chuckle – it got me thinking about how down here in the south . . . food is a part of everything! When there is an occasion to celebrate – [...]
May 6, 2010
We didn’t set out to “name” our car – it just happened. Actually, I guess you could say that he “earned” his name. About two years ago, we were in South Georgia on a hunting trip with Chick B and her family. The jeep they use for quail hunting broke down, so we had to [...]
April 12, 2010
According to our kids (both Chicks A’s and B’s), it only takes two years for a tradition to develop. Their rule in tradition setting goes something like this – you do something one year and it is just a fun event, but if you continue it the next, it becomes tradition. So, this year for [...]
April 6, 2010
As a North Carolina fan, I never would have planned this. Somehow my husband and I ended up in Durham, home of the Duke Blue Devils and Coach Mike Krzyzewski, on the day of the men’s national basketball championship. Carolina, who had won the title in 2009, did not even make the NCAA tournament this [...]
July 1, 2010
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