In simpler times our society reserved Sundays as a day to rest. People generally went to church, visited with family, or indulged in ‘me time’ of reading, napping, fishing, etc. I grew up when those things were still common; just about every Sunday, we’d go to Grandma’s for dinner (which was served at 2pm) and after dinner the women would sit in the living room or outside and talk while the men watched football or whatever sport was in season. In the past thirty odd years we’

I’d love to say I am not participating in the whole cliché of New Year’s Resolutions, but that’d be a lie, (and Mama taught me not to tell whoppers). Thinking about what I want to achieve in the new year led me to wonder just why this is a tradition, and me, being me, I went looking for answers. Did you know that the practice of making resolutions is not new? Or that the ancient Babylonians are credited with getting this ball rolling? Yep, they had a 12-Day celebration at the

While visions of vegetables, herbs, & flowers dance in their heads … This is the time of year when everyone starts talking about New Year’s Resolutions and Goals but, for gardeners, it’s SEED CATALOG TIME! Yes, I shouted that, and if you are a gardener, you understand perfectly; perusing seed catalogs and dreaming of what you’ll plant and where, occupies and fortifies us during the long, cold days of winter. I will confess that living in zone 8b (Savannah, Ga) I don’t see as

It’s that time again, if you are like me, you LOVE the Christmas season but hate trying to figure out what to buy. The older we get, the less we need, or we just buy what we want/need; at least that is true of my family. I don’t have any diehard book lovers on my list, my list is actually only five people, (we have cut way down on who we buy for as the kids have grown up), but if I did, here are some things I think are super cool. First up, Magnetic Bookmarks. Now, these litt