She was a thin, stout woman with jet-black hair streaked intermittently with singular strands of silver barely noticeable until she stepped outside in the afternoon sunlight. A wife to Henry and a mom to eleven children, Beatrice had long since learned how to hold her own when called upon to do so. It seemed theContinue reading “The Fencerow”
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The Firm
Our boys were sick recently. They demanded to sleep in our bed, which is not a common thing. We let them one other time. But it is not something we allow unless they are very ill. Why is that? Well, we bought a king-size bed because I am a large person and need the room,Continue reading “The Firm”
The Drive-In
I don’t have a problem with big, successful corporations, but it saddens me when mom-and-pop businesses stop operating because they can’t compete. I used to work at Suds N, formerly known as Dog N’ Suds. It was located at 301 W Broadway. They had scrumptious burgers. There was a burger called the Double Decker. FromContinue reading “The Drive-In”
The Flaming Hot Vegetable
Someone has bred a new pepper verified by the Guinness World Records as the hottest pepper in the world. It’s called Pepper X. I watched a taste test video on YouTube where four men tried it. The guy who created it and another man ate a whole pepper. The common jalapeño ranks as one ofContinue reading “The Flaming Hot Vegetable”
The Unconventional Bath
Recently, Charity gave Son #3 a bath. Thankfully, this happens quite often, but this particular time was significant. The majority of the time, Charity utilizes the bathtub for cleaning the children, but that night, she decided to use the sink. Son #3 just turned five months, so he is still small enough to A) fitContinue reading “The Unconventional Bath”
