There’s an interesting interview on the Internet where Wolf Blitzer is interviewing a mom, holding her child, who survived the tornado in Oklahoma. At the end of the interview, he says, “Well, you are blessed. Your child is blessed. Your husband is blessed (that you survived the tornado). Did you thank the Lord?” Her response [...]
I heard the rumor down at the feed store, later in the afternoon. We had a real live Sherlock Holmes in our community, and he was our local barber, Curtis Naismith. “What do you mean?” I asked Julie, the stout girl hired to carry 100-pound sacks of grain out to waiting trucks. “Curtis can tell,” [...]
Helpers throughout our lives are the people who have influenced us and may have even changed the direction of our lives. In art, I had many influences but my earliest and biggest influence was my junior high art teacher. Her name, Mrs. Lobe. Our relationship was up, down and sideways all at one time. I [...]
May 23, 1913 Madison County Democrat — No news. Part II The Madison Press, Sept. 28, 1953 — The Past Noble Grands of the Lilly Chapel Rebekah Lodge met at the home of Mrs. Earle Wilson Friday evening. The following members were present: Mrs. Cecil Forrest, Mrs. Helen Horn, Mrs. Mae Myers, Mrs. Earl Calloway, [...]
Occasionally I see lists of the “top 10” most nutritious fruits and vegetables, but they’re never quite the same as each other. How much should I pay attention to these kinds of lists? Trying to list the “best” fruits and vegetables is always going to vary depending on the criteria used. Sometimes those lists rank [...]
Our garden is beginning to fill up more and more. So far we have potatoes, onions, peas, lettuce, radishes, red beets, carrots and dill planted. Hope to get time to plant corn, green beans, and zucchini this week yet. I’ll wait until next week to put out any tomato and pepper plants. The seeds we [...]
When I was 7 years old, I learned to paint with oils and found a lifelong passion. I took lessons for 2 years, then off and on as time has allowed up until now. Periodically I’ve felt the urge to draw and paint, with varying results. The big bright sunflower on the textured white background [...]
I hate to admit it because 99.7 percent of the time … I am on time. So, I hate to admit it. I almost missed the “deadline” for this week’s article. Yep. I know when it is due. I know I am supposed to have it in by a certain time. Diana (at the Madison [...]
