Friday, October 5th, 2007

I’m Missing You, James

posted by K | filed under Family, Wishing | 2 Comments

I attended my Great-Uncle James’ funeral today. He was 75 years old and until this year was remarkably healthy – tall, slim and spry. He kept his ginger hair perfectly coiffured and his trademark mustache carefully curled up on the ends. He was so very, very alive. How do I write about a man I [...]

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

A Real Screen Door

posted by K | filed under Eutaw, Exterior | 6 Comments

A forever or two ago, we found a Victorian screen door in our attic, but I never thought too hard about re-installing it. We already had a modern screen door on the back door, and a screen door on the front of the house seemed vaguely strange to me in these modern times. But then [...]

Monday, October 1st, 2007

WSJ: ‘Eutawans Are Drunks’

posted by K | filed under Eutaw, Grumpy Bear, Work Day Club | 27 Comments

Recently, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal contacted me about a post I wrote last year. My post, “Plaster Party,” was about how the Work Day Club of Eutaw helped our across-the-street neighbor Denise tear out the disintegrating plaster in her upstairs bedrooms and hallway. The reporter told me she was writing a story [...]

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