I know you don’t want to hear this (well . . . maybe some of you do . . .), but as of this writing, it’s exactly 100 days until Christmas.  That means it’s also 71 days until Thanksgiving.  Under normal circumstances (and since when have we had normal?) I’d glare at anyone who even […]

Years ago, but not too many, when three of my now four grandchildren still resided in Hardin County, we had a Sunday evening ritual.  We’d all meet for supper at the local Mexican restaurant where the kids would have cheese quesadillas (with a side of chicken for Anderson) while I’d consume whatever the waiter thought […]

I have always enjoyed being alliterate—as in using words that begin with the same letter and are placed closely together—like “rubber baby buggy bumpers” for instance (as opposed to being illiterate, which some folks may occasionally think I am, depending on the subject matter, like, say . . . technology). But I digress . . […]

“I just want five more minutes to sit and talk with you again, to look into your eyes and hear the sound of your voice.  It would be the most beautiful five minutes of my life.”   A Saturday or two ago, that was the chosen quote for our Facebook page.  In case you haven’t […]

Please be advised, the following story is both beautiful and heart-breaking.  If you have recently suffered the loss of your spouse or significant other, it may be difficult for you to read . . .   His death had not come suddenly, so there was time to prepare—as best one can for losing your soulmate.  […]

Ok, people.  Listen up.  Today we’re going to have a class on death-related documents.  Notice:  If your family is sane and functional and everyone gets along then you probably can spend the next few minutes doing something besides reading this.  However, if there is even the remotest possibility that at some point in the future you […]

Catty-cornered behind the funeral home in Savannah, across one back yard and into the front of another, there stands an oak tree.  A Post Oak, to be exact.  It is a massively beautiful tree, gnarled and scarred from years of living and sheltering and withstanding all that has afflicted it.  You can see where over […]

He slowly walked into our office, his worn cap nervously twisting in his hands—hands that were equally worn from long years of hard work.  He was hesitant, and when he finally spoke, I understood why.  Our secretary had approached the counter and asked if she could help him and, after a moment of silence, he […]

Soooooo . . . I have a question.  Actually, maybe two or three or ten . . . or more . . .  Side note, if my cousin was present and I started a sentence that way, she’d jump in with “a button on it!”  Just in case you’re ever around her and start a […]

He was my neighbor up the hill, a spot he had carefully chosen and purchased in 2018.  It was .36 acres, neatly settled size-wise between a quarter and a half.  And it was his . . . and only his.  No one financed it.  No one bought it for him.  He saved until he could […]