So. I’m not actually remembering the designer Laura Ashley. I’m remembering her clothes. I wore Laura Ashley almost exclusively in the 80′s. If I wasn’t wearing a Laura Ashley ensemble I was wearing an ensemble made from a Laura Ashley pattern.
My college roommate, Kim, visited me this week. She had 3 [...]
I received my first Little People Originals ‘baby’ in 1979. In 1982 a deal was struck with a major toy manufacturer to mass produce a toy version of the Little People Originals. The toy version was called Cabbage Patch Kids and the Little People Originals were re-named Original Cabbage Patch Kids.
Today an Original [...]
I have a posse of friends. We are spread out into 3 states but we chat online a lot. A. Lot.
We met via an online book group. Our friendship began because of our passion for reading. It’s grown through the years. Where once we spoke of books and books, [...]
Gloria was Mama’s best friend. Losing Gloria was very hard on Mama. It was hard on lots of people.
Gloria touched the lives of so many people.
I loved her very much.
Gloria was an excellent cook. She gave me lots of cooking advice. She also gave me [...]
I started really young bossing the men in my life around.
I haven’t changed much.
I couldn’t twirl.
I wanted to twirl.
Ballet was where I focused my athleticism. (The ONLY place I had an iota of athleticism. But let’s keep that between us, ok?)
I watched the other girls twirl.
No twirl for me.
I got to carry one half of the sign in the parade.
I’m the short one. The one [...]
If you read my blog when it was over at livejournal, you remember me talking about my friend Ffej. (His real name is Jeff but I reverse it to protect him from stalkers. I’m always looking out for my friends. Man. I am awesome.)
Jeff’s birthday is today. (Yes. I [...]
I went to my small town’s Fall Festival on Saturday. For some insane reason, I got up at 5:30. In. The. Morning. This was a direct result of a crazy phenomenon called Sleeping Through The Night. I haven’t Slept Through The Night since May of 1997.
I had totally forgotten what a good [...]