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Category Archives: The Way Life Is
I dreamed that the Great Judgment Morning had dawned, but was it just a dream?
My daddy led the music in the tiny Richards Baptist Church where I was saved from my sins at the ripe old age of nine. The preacher who baptized me that summer had a brief explanation of faith and God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged attorney general merrick garland, baptism by immersion, baptistry, bert shadduck, congregational singing in worship service, current allegations about donald trump, daddy led the singing, david muir, great judgment morning, mama played the piano, no one is above the law, richard nixon resignation, special music in worship service, watergate
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from antiques to basketball via the Seminole Trail
US highway 29 a/k/a Seminole Trail in parts of Virginia – antiques galore for Pretty to explore Pretty and me leaving Jefferson’s Monticello (photo by Susan Moore-Cooke) Pretty in DC at Old Ebbitt Grill established in 1856 While Pretty collects … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged a'ja wilson, antiques in virginia, congress heights neighborhood of dc, dare to dream different, jefferson's monticello, las vegas aces, lincoln memorial, old ebbitt grill, seminole trail on us 29 in virginia, washington mystics, wnba
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have you ever met a frog whisperer?
The sounds from our screened porch were connected to the sounds of my earliest memories of summer when I slept in a small double bed with my maternal grandmother while a cheap oscillating fan turned slowly from side to side … Continue reading
the devil went down to Georgia? yeah, but he ended up in Florida
“The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal he was in a bind ’cause he was way behind and he was willin’ to make a deal” No disrespect to the lyrics of this popular … Continue reading
Tina and Elvis
My first major league concert was to see Brenda Lee perform in Houston when I was in the seventh grade in 1959. My daddy and mama took me to see her because I loved her songs and her singing when … Continue reading
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Tagged alison kraus, bays chapel baptist church, bette, brenda lee, charlie taliaferro, cher, cynthia clawson, diana ross, dinner on the grounds, dolly, dolly and kenny, dr martin luther king jr, elton john, elvis presley, elvis's golden records, gospel quartets, indigo girls, kt oslin, melissa etheridge, nancy griffith, neil diamond, new elvis movie, oprah, prince, proud mary, the judds, tina turner, tina turner amsterdam concert on You Tube, willie nelson
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kids say the darndest things (part 2)…
For example, this conversation took place between Naynay (the name my granddaughter gave me) and our almost three year old granddaughter Ella near the end of a two hour ride in the Grannymobile on our way this past May to … Continue reading
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Tagged babysitting granddaughters, blue ridge mountains, concerns with environment, going to camp to pick up children, granddaughters, pretty, splashing in puddles
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you’re not allowed
AP photo Rally at South Carolina State House in Columbia June 28, 2022 As Yogi Berra once said, it was deja vu all over again. As I stood with my sisters on the lobby floor, I looked straight up to … Continue reading
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Tagged associate justice jackson, francie at the state house, planned parenthood together we fight for all, pretty and molly, WREN rally at state house in sc
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with sorrow we dissent
“People Vs Supreme Court (The Sonnet) When the Supreme Court behaves prehistoric,Every human must become an activist.When the gatekeepers of law behave barbarian,Every civilian must come down to the street.When people are stripped of their basic rights,By some bigoted and … Continue reading
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