Maggie Loretta (Drewry) Landreth, aged 83, residing in Athens, Alabama, passed away on June 9, 2023. Maggie was born on October 20, 1939, and grew up in Corinth, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by Neil, her husband of 52…
One is my name. The other is not. Lt. Commander Data When Commander Data was working with the new doctor for the Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation, she asked him a question, referring to him as Data (Dætə.)…
Lynda goes by several names. Her official name is “Lynda Mae Landreth.” I also call her “Lynda Belle” or “Miz Lynda”, tributes to my Southern roots, and “My-Lynda.” Mostly I call her “The Love of My Life.” Lynda is my…
Rudy just fell off the sofa where he was sleeping. He rolled over and landed in the floor. I stifled my laughing, keeping it down to a snicker because I didn’t want to embarrass him. But it was really funny.…
I looked down to see a little crusty kitten who looked to be in bad shape. But she managed to muster lots of cuteness, playfully rolling around trying to get attention. I scooped her up and said, “I know what…
I have never outgrown my love of the circus. I always dreamed about running away and playing keyboard in the pit band. Alas, I ended up holding down a real job instead but there are those days when I still…
The Boys were up for a visit. The other night they fell asleep on the sofa. Knowing that Mom was tired and her arthritis was kicking her, I offered to help get them to bed. My attempts to rouse the…
We needed cat litter and a couple of other things. No problem. I’m a drive-by shopper. In and out. Back in a few! Since Walmart had the best price on the cat litter, that’s where I went. It is a…
No matter where you go, there you are. My favorite delivery of this famous line is from Suzanne Sugarbaker in Designing Women, “It’s always been my experience that no matter where you go, there you are.” How many times have…
I read an interview with an actress, the daughter of an old Hollywood family, about a tradition she had on her birthday. She would call her mother to thank her for being her mother. I started a similar tradition on…
