In my immediate family, there are 15 of us now 鈥 three sons, three daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren (5 girls, 3 boys), and me. I am discovering that it becomes increasingly harder to try and fill the shoes of a kind and loving mother and grandmother.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Monday, January 06, 2025
Ok. So, I probably listened to more Christmas music this past Christmas season than ever before. Several factors contributed to this new reality.
The metaphors are endless. As if we haven鈥檛 heard, read, or quoted it enough, I give you another.
Friday, January 03, 2025
Here we go again...It鈥檚 that time of year where we all vow to change. You know the drill ... make a lot of false promises to yourself, post a few inspirational quotes and sign up for a 5K race scheduled in March, although you haven鈥檛 run since middle school.
Sunday, December 29, 2024
In keeping with tradition, on New Year鈥檚 Day I shall eat black-eyed peas and hog鈥檚 jowl. When I was growing up, we called it 鈥渉og jaw.鈥 It doesn鈥檛 really matter what you call it. It鈥檚 good! And I鈥檓 here to say it must be good for you.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
In 5th grade, I was convinced that the key to fitting in with my sister鈥檚 friends lay in a training bra.
Monday, December 23, 2024
I was near Darien, Georgia. Some time back. Darien is located about 15 miles north of Brunswick on Interstate 95 in southern Georgia. I had stopped at exit 49 just west of Darien to shop at an outlet mall.
Friday, December 20, 2024
If you were to look under my tree right now, no doubt you鈥檇 find a plethora of bags filled with gifts. Some bags say 鈥楬appy Birthday鈥, some are pink, some are blue, (I鈥檝e been to a lot of baby showers this year!) and some have two names on a bag. One name is crossed out and right next to tha…
Monday, December 16, 2024
You might say I was introduced to country ham and red-eyed gravy at a very early age.
Monday, December 09, 2024
鈥橳was three weeks before Christmas, when all through the house
I鈥檝e often heard people say, as words of encouragement, 鈥淭ake your time.鈥 Sometimes it was advice given to a person recovering from surgery or an injury or an illness 鈥 鈥淭ake your time.鈥 On other occasions it was offered to someone who was grieving over a great loss 鈥 鈥淭ake your time.鈥 And I…
Thursday, December 05, 2024
Get into the Christmas spirit! Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and be transported back in time while the Audience of One Christmas Carolers fill the air with festive melodies. Immerse yourself in the rich history of Lebanon and discover the stories that shaped our community.
Monday, December 02, 2024
I鈥檓 not really sure when the commercialization of Christmas began to impact modern 性视界APP in dramatic fashion. Maybe it was in the 1960s. If not that early, it certainly was underway by the 1970s.
Friday, November 29, 2024
Audience of One Productions will perform 鈥淲hite Christmas,鈥 a musical adaptation of the 1954 film of the same name, at the Capitol Theater in Lebanon next Thursday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 15.
Monday, November 25, 2024
In a few days, my favorite holiday will finally be here. Its arrival means both of my boys will be home.
I came upon an all too familiar sight a couple of weeks back. Sitting outside one of the few remaining tobacco warehouses in Tennessee were five farm wagons loaded down with tobacco stalks.
Monday, November 18, 2024
The Scarlett Family Foundation is reminding Middle Tennessee high school seniors interested in STEM or Business degrees that there is just one month left to apply for their college scholarship. The application period, which began on Sept. 15, will close on Dec. 15, 2024. Graduating seniors f…
Monday, November 04, 2024
It goes by many names 鈥 hay baler twine, baler twine, grass string. Any farm boy (or girl) knows its 鈥渇eel鈥 with their eyes closed and is familiar with its many uses on a farm.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Dreams and goals 鈥 the magical driving force of our lives that morph and shift as we age. It鈥檚 fascinating to experience how the ambitions of a sprightly young Becky evolve into the more ... practical aspirations of adulthood.
A few years back, my late wife Kathy and I spent the weekend in Nashville. The occasion was our wedding anniversary. It鈥檚 hard to believe I was married to that blue-eyed blond for over half my life.
Monday, October 21, 2024
The story you are about to read is true. Names have been changed or omitted to protect the innocent鈥r the guilty.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
I have always been somewhat of a 鈥渄reamer.鈥 I think it is important that we have hopes and dreams. Of course, we live in a world where not all dreams come true.
We live in the country, so it鈥檚 common to occasionally cross paths with a mouse or two. With that said, I don鈥檛 care how common it is; I like to live in ignorant bliss and think that no mouse is within 100 miles of my house. I managed to avoid seeing one for 15 years. But that all changed a …
Monday, October 07, 2024
A few days ago, I helped organize a baby shower. It was perfect. A 鈥淏ridgerton鈥 themed event with China, teacups, fresh flowers, and just the right amount of pink sprinkled throughout.
I must admit in the earliest years of my life I didn鈥檛 have (or need) many friends. When you grow up in a large family your brothers and your sisters fill any need you have for friendship. By the time I started to school William Denney and Hugh E. Green, Jr. had become my best friends outsid…
Monday, September 30, 2024
With the holiday season upon us, I have been thinking of how to get the most out of this special time of the year. It has been estimated that we 性视界APPns spent $12.2 billion on Halloween in 2023. That鈥檚 right 鈥 $12.2 billion. And it was over in a night.
The chill in the air this weekend has me ready for Fall.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
It鈥檚 midnight, and I can鈥檛 sleep. So instead of just enjoying the quiet hum of the air conditioning, I think. And you know what 鈥渢hat鈥 leads to... I start out thinking about the big birthday that鈥檚 coming up and all the things I didn鈥檛 do by a self-imposed birthday deadline. Then I remember …
Monday, September 16, 2024
It鈥檚 getting to be crunch time again. In November we will vote again for President, and I can already feel the tension in the air. In fact, a presidential yard sign popped up across the street from us, and my husband immediately called our neighbor to see where he got the sign because he wan…
Friday, September 13, 2024
Never have I ever liked massages. I discovered this when a friend surprised me on my birthday one year with a trip to a spa. 鈥淭his is supposed to be relaxing,鈥 I thought. I couldn鈥檛 imagine how people get comfortable during a massage. I was half-naked in front of a complete stranger who was …
Monday, September 09, 2024
Webster鈥檚 defines 鈥渟aying鈥 as a 鈥減roverbial expression.鈥 Over the span of my lifetime I have heard and used many proverbial expressions related to the animal world. Many of them will be lost to the past as small, family farms slowly disappear, and fewer and fewer children grow up interacting…
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair came to a close over the weekend after bringing in 861,425 people to the fairgrounds.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
The Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair has seen record numbers in attendance this year.
Friday, August 23, 2024
People browse the Hale Moss Exhibit Building at the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair.
The Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair has achieved record attendance this year.
Fairgoers travel the grounds at the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair.
Fairgoers line up at a food vendor at the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair.
A musician performs in Fiddlers Grove at the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair.
A stilt walker walks through the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair on Thursday night.
The Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair biggest pumpkin and biggest watermelon winners were on display in the Made in Tennessee building.
Adyson Lee holds a chick at the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
As the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair continues this week, volunteers are hard at work across the fairgrounds in Lebanon.
Monday, August 19, 2024
By Angel Kane
A few weeks ago, I wrote of famous pairs. Here are a few more which might resurrect some memories.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Before the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair is in full swing today, individuals with special needs and their families will have an opportunity to enjoy the fairgrounds in a more sensory- friendly way.
Within an hour and a half of the Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair opening on Thursday night, there had already been four people from different countries that visited the Made in Tennessee building.
Lebanon received a $350,000 grant from the State of Tennessee鈥檚 Local Parks & Recreation Fund (LPRF) to replace the 30-year-old wading pool at Don Fox Park.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
The Wilson County Fair-Tennessee State Fair is slated to kick off tomorrow, and local law enforcement agencies are preparing to help with safety and traffic.
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