On Mother’s Day, Mom always wore a corsage of white roses to church. Used to be that was the custom–if your mother was no longer with you, you wore white flowers; if she was still here, you wore red flowers. That tradition has probably flown, like so many. I was singularly blessed to have Susie […]
Apr 12, 2026
Happy Birthday, Mama
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Today would have been my mother, Susie Latty Day’s, birthday and if she were here, I’d bake her favorite dessert–lemon pie. She loved lilacs. In fact, when she was sixteen, her dear Aunt Ettie, Tettle, she called her, gave her a huge bouquet of lilacs. Mom kept that bouquet even after the blossoms fell off. […]
Jan 7, 2026
Early Bird Flowers
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They do this every year–pop up from their winter homes in January. Out by my mailbox, small, green shoots of narcissus poke up. By the front porch, hyacinth blades raise their heads. Maybe it’s because of the warmer weather or maybe they’re just getting tired of being underground. They’ll undoubtedly get nipped by frost or […]
Dec 1, 2025
Welcome, December!
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Happy birth month, all you December angels, everyone born in this first winter month. You really shine with turquoise as your birth stone and tanzanite as your second choice. By the way, your lovely color is blue. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Narcissus and poinsettia are your flowers. Two of everything for you! Here’s a fun […]
