Monthly Archives: May 2015

“Why do you always have to be so serious,” my grandson sighed. I quietly laughed and continued to move him along to go inside and wash up. I know he expresses his four-year-old opinion freely. On Facebook, his mom quoted … Continue reading →

Figurines and drawings of children with tear-drop eyes never caught my attention like they did some in my family. To me a night at the Precious Moments Hotel in Carthage, Mo,. simply meant sleeping in a room with a couple … Continue reading →

Tucked in the hills of northwest Arkansas near Harrison, stands the circle of abandoned, white limestone rocks testimony to Michel Guyot’s failed dreams of building a French styled castle in Arkansas. Guyot had visited a similar castle building in France … Continue reading →

“So how was the breakfast?” my husband asked as he prepared to check out the complimentary meal offered with the price of our night’s stay at the hotel. “They have a sign that says, ‘We have disposable silverware available for … Continue reading →

There we sat, a couple of old folks at the home place late at night, just visiting, talking over our day. The kids have long ago left the nest and hatched their own young’uns in five different states. Our conversation … Continue reading →