Who thought we’d ever get a bit of wisdom from Star Trek? Well, all you Trekkies, that’s who.  We’re very selective about the TV we watch, not because we’re great intellectuals sitting around reading and listening to symphonies, but in reality, we think most TV is junk.  Without the first bit of marriage counseling or…

I was driving through a tunnel of green leaves from Wetumpka to Peach Park. It was early June and the corn was shooting up as the mimosas were popping out. The invasive tree always zips me back to being 7 years old on a steamy hot morning, when my Grandmother plucked a pink pom-pom from…

Many of our classrooms had no air-conditioning — and this was in  Florida. The “delicate” children of today with their worrywart parents and lawyers would surely melt under these conditions.  But we were tough . . . and we didn’t know any better. We were busy having fun and learning at Myrtle Grove Elementary School.…

It’s a small “do-it-yourself” booklet. Printed on a copy machine and stapled together by hand, and yet, it offers the comfort and style of a professionally bound classic.  “Paper Flowers” is a collection of short verses, deep thoughts, funny sayings and poetry, written by a cousin of mine, Laura Nell Harrison.  Laura Nell was actually…

Always wanting to be properly dressed, I searched my closet for a replica of what Lucy wore when she and Ethel stomped grapes. It was the closest activity I could associate with my first olive harvest.  Planted in my backyard in humid Alabama for less than a year, I didn’t expect the little olive tree…