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A Fuzzy Gray Photo and the Fourth of July
I recently rediscovered a fuzzy gray photograph that has been in a well-worn old family album for as long as I can remember. The brown album cover is broken and the old black and white pictures are no longer … Continue reading
Cookies for Dr. Campbell
Why I Love to Cook Most days my cooking just gives physical nourishment and keeps hunger pangs at bay. But occasionally I hit a home run by preparing food people really love. And when food can spark a memory like … Continue reading
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How big are a kitten’s britches?
I can sew a little bit, but I wouldn’t know where to begin making britches for a kitten. And I certainly don’t know how big they would be if I were to try to make a kitten’s britches out … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, Bridge, canoe, canoeing, Church, Estes, Florida, forecasting, Forest, Grant, Juniper Springs, Karen, kitten, Lowry, National, Ocala, Ocklawaha, prediction, Raymond, T.C., trip, weather
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Borrowed Grandparents
When my parents left their home in Alabama to move to Florida in the 1950s, I almost got cheated out of grandparents—almost. I got to know my grandparents through cards, letters, long-distance phone calls and the occasional week-long visit. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatrice, Beedle, Charlie, Christine, Earl, Estes, Frances, Gertie, Goldie, Harrington, Hartman, Hartselle, Henderson, Hoffman, Holly, Juniper Springs, Karen, Lowry, Midkiff, Ocklawaha bridge, Ocklawaha Bridge Baptist Church, Oswald, Peebles, Raymond, Robert, Rose
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Pound Cake Packing Preacher
In 2009, Oxmoor House Publishers came out with a book called Southern Living Comfort Food. The back cover of the book carried the following quote from Susan Dosier, a former executive editor at Southern Living: “Maybe a pound cake needs … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham Baptist Association, cream cheese pound cake, Karen Estes Lowry, Kate Randall, McElwain Baptist Church, Ocala National Forest, Ocklawaha Bridge Baptist Church, Patsy Arnold, pound cake, pound cake packing preacher, Raymond Estes, Southern Living, Susan Dosier, The Alabama Baptist
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Sleeping Arrangements
On a trip to Historic Williamsburg, Virginia, I loved touring old homes, taverns, government buildings, and shops and learning about everyday life in the 1700s. One of the fascinating tidbits I learned on a tour of a historic inn was … Continue reading
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