Author Archives: Suzassippi

One good tern deserves another, or take your tern

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Suzassippi
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Family Heirlooms: The jewelry of the women

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Suzassippi

Today’s post is for Katie over at A Virginia Writer’s Diary. Even though there are many years that separate us, I find I often sense a commonality in things we like: writing, wine, Martin guitars, and now, our family costume … Continue reading →

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The 37th Day…1,095 days later

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Suzassippi

It has been a bit over 3 years since Dad crossed over to the ancestors, and almost 2 years since Mother joined. I was looking back at previous January posts, seeing what was going on then, and the 37th Day … Continue reading →

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Weather Prediction: Lots of snow pictures today

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Suzassippi

Yes, it is time for the first snow of the winter, and the resulting flurries of snow pictures. This is what amounts to a big snow day here on Taylor Hill. Hopefully, the rest of us do not have to … Continue reading →

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Off to Larson’s for the makings for Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Suzassippi

Three generations of the Larson family have been in the grocery business since 1948 when James Larson opened his first store in Water Valley, 18 miles south of Oxford. The Oxford store was opened under the regional Big Star franchise, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Hardin-Simmons 1946 Junior Banquet

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Suzassippi

The scrap book was a window into my mother before she became a wife and mother. I wonder who was her date? Where was the banquet?

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“Dauen: To become day, grow light in the morning”

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Suzassippi

In one of those coincidences in time where PeggyJoan was addressing sunset and sunrise yesterday, I was up earlier than usual thanks to Steffi deciding she wanted to go out before 7…way before 7. As I stepped onto the porch, … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Scrapbook

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Suzassippi

The year my grandparents sold the house in town and bought a small travel trailer, I stopped by while Mama was cleaning out the house. In the pile of trash she had tossed into the yard I spied Mother’s scrap … Continue reading →

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Waterford Winery near Stellenbosch, South Africa

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Suzassippi

This post is for Jean over in Ireland via Social Bridges. Yesterday, we were conversing about Waterfords–the one in Mississippi, the one in Ireland, and the one in South Africa. I said if I could choose to live anywhere, it … Continue reading →

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Ego Integrity vs. Despair: Suzassippi, Artist-in-Residence 2021 at Taylor Hill Cottage

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Suzassippi

Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of human development has often been criticized as we learn more about the wide variations in human development.  It is one of the first theories I learned as a social worker, and while it—like all theory—has … Continue reading →

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