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Growing up in a coastal town in southern England, I lived opposite two elderly ladies with delightfully Beatrix Potter-esque names: Mrs. Woodcock and Mrs. Titmouse. When it comes to unusual names, we Brits have quite a colorful history. Many have heard of our odd names for … [Read more...]
Once upon a time, someone died. Not only did that person die, but also they died in the South. Across town, nine church ladies are going about their business when one after another, they get the call. Each one reaches for the phone. “Dorothy Simpson died” That is all need be … [Read more...]
As a young Air Force cop, I was working hospital security one night when I got called to the emergency room to help two male nursing techs take a body down to the morgue. A man had been in a car accident and gone through the windshield. The body was covered up, of course, but the … [Read more...]
I need to vent. Since I married my husband and part-time nemesis twelve long years ago, I have frequently found his chewed gum stuck in various places around the house; for example: on the bottom of my dinner plates, on the margarine container lid, on the bathroom sink, on the … [Read more...]
This weekend is the annual Burt family ham decorating and sculpting contest, otherwise known as The Hammy. I don't like to brag, but I won the 2010 Hammy Award last year. I carved up my ham to look like Curly from the Three Stooges, but with a mohawk (hamhawk?). I think what gave … [Read more...]