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Winning and Losing and Driving Away

Tricia Lott Williford May 29, 2024 3 Comments

When you go enter a car dealership, you have to know you’re going to be on the losing end of…

Food Courts and School Buses: An Abstract Pondering

Tricia Lott Williford January 6, 2024 No Comments

Seating is so limited at the mall today that people have resorted to sharing tables with strangers. How very…

Elf On The Shelf: I Did Not See That Coming

Tricia Lott Williford December 7, 2023 No Comments

Do a quick Pinterest search for the Elf on the Shelf, and you’ll find headlines like these: 75 easy ideas…

We Call Her Big Mama

Tricia Lott Williford May 20, 2023 2 Comments

We call her Big Mama, and sometimes Mama Cass. She is the giant red umbrella that shades our patio during…

Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom.

Tricia Lott Williford November 9, 2022 1 Comment

The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well.…

Widows and Chick-fil-A Sauce

Tricia Lott Williford August 15, 2022 2 Comments

There’s a widow in our community whom I have long known from afar. I wrote an open letter to her…

I’m Terrible about the Eye Doctor

Tricia Lott Williford June 14, 2022 No Comments

I hate going to the eye doctor. I hate it, and so I don’t go. I should go, especially because…

The Thing about a Parade

Tricia Lott Williford April 10, 2022 5 Comments

I’ve been in my share of parades. Probably more than my share, actually. Marching band parades, down the main street…

Halloweens Past: I’m the Cozy Sweatered Lady Now

Tricia Lott Williford October 31, 2021 1 Comment

I’m feeling the wonder of autumn tonight. (It’s probably because peeling apples makes me feel like a domestic goddess. I…

Forty-Two

Tricia Lott Williford July 25, 2021 4 Comments

I have turned forty-two. And so far, my senses are on hyperbolic overload with all that forty-two has already shown…

Another Sleepy, Dusty Delta Day

Tricia Lott Williford June 3, 2021 8 Comments

“‘It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was…

Easter Baskets. I Can Talk About It Now.

Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2021 4 Comments

I made a fatal error this week. Its name is Easter Baskets. For a while I couldn’t talk about it,…

The Laughing Episode

Tricia Lott Williford January 12, 2021 2 Comments

Maybe this has happened to you. You’re some place fairly serious, aiming to have a fairly serious conversation, and suddenly…

A Tale of Two Turkeys

Tricia Lott Williford November 26, 2020 1 Comment

I mean, I’ve never been in charge of a turkey before. And since our Thanksgiving is the most intimate ever,…

It’s Not a Word – Yet.

Tricia Lott Williford October 21, 2020 7 Comments

“Tarbled.” adjective: wind-blown; lacking precision but compensating in charm; messy but cute. ~ ~ ~ "I am a lover of…

Our Loudest Easter Story

Tricia Lott Williford April 11, 2020 7 Comments

I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from…

Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2020 2 Comments

It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me…

A Dog, A Commercial, and My Imaginary Friends

Tricia Lott Williford February 28, 2020 No Comments

Peter’s talent agent booked him for his next gig. “Pete, let’s have the wife come along this time – oh,…

Nothing says Christmas Like Nipples

Tricia Lott Williford December 19, 2019 3 Comments

The good news is they’re a hit with all the men at my house. Happy Merry Making. May your nipples…

He Remembers It Differently

Tricia Lott Williford November 22, 2019 2 Comments

Timehop is a lovely invention of an app. I love how it gently knocks on the door of my mind…

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