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A Heaping Helping of Normal, Please 12/15/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I do not promise much by way of length today. This was one of those weeks that, while it should have been generically busy with for the most part standard goings on, it exploded into a chaotic, stressful, worrisome and draining week for my whole family.  No, it wasn’t something lifeContinue reading “A Heaping Helping of Normal, Please 12/15/2024”

Small, But Mighty 11/24/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt As I sit here, it looks like it is snowing.  Now it most certainly is not since in my neck of the woods we are not often blessed with such pleasantries.  And I do realize that snow is not necessarily pleasant in the opinions of all my readers however if youContinue reading “Small, But Mighty 11/24/2024”

The Blessing Unsaid 11/17/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Maybe it is the time of year.  Have you ever had those moments when you were doing something simple, maybe a routine activity and you are suddenly struck by how overwhelmingly blessed you are? Is that just me?  I have had several moments like this lately when I was almost reducedContinue reading “The Blessing Unsaid 11/17/2024”

Just a Thought… 9/1/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I think this week I shall be brief. I have said that before and it tends to be an almost foolproof guarantee that this will prove ridiculously lengthy. I assure you that I am not making this statement in any attempt to employ reverse psychology to be able to produce quantity. Continue reading “Just a Thought… 9/1/2024”

A Dying Breed 8/11/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It all started with a holiday on the lake. And by holiday, I mean the vacation sense of the word, not so much the specially marked day on the calendar.  I am fortunate enough to have a lake roughly thirty minutes from my home that has 750 miles of shoreline. IContinue reading “A Dying Breed 8/11/2024”

Forever and Always 8/4/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt This past weekend I went to a wedding. It was probably one of the most beautiful weddings that I have ever attended. I know what you’re thinking.  You think that I am a sucker for elegant dresses and lovely flowers, and you would be completely correct.  However, that is not, inContinue reading “Forever and Always 8/4/2024”

Things ‘Round Here 7/28/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt In perusing social media recently, I stumbled upon a refreshing little anecdote amongst the rubble that is current American society. It was one of those lists describing the qualities of a certain area and how if one is familiar with all the traits on the list then they can be certainContinue reading “Things ‘Round Here 7/28/2024”

The Box 7/14/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt In my living room as I am writing this, there is a large box. There isn’t to my knowledge, anything in the box. Well, when I left for work this morning there wasn’t, but I am not currently there.  I do have a cat that could very easily be making meContinue reading “The Box 7/14/2024”

One Generation After Another 6/16/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I come from good stock.  To call my people salt of the earth doesn’t seem a generous enough description. I come from the simplest of professions.  There were moonshiners and preachers.  There were steel mill workers and farmers.  Acres of picked cotton and fields of harvested peanuts are the stuff ofContinue reading “One Generation After Another 6/16/2024”

Marketing Memories 5/26/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It all began with a lemonade commercial.  This particular brand has stuck with a certain motto for years now and I completely understand why. It is really just a perfect slogan that is unbelievably endearing. I don’t even think I was technically watching tv, it may have even been on theContinue reading “Marketing Memories 5/26/2024”

Beyond the Face on the Screen 3/24/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I was already at the end of the week and hadn’t the slightest idea what I should write about.  When I am all the way to Friday and don’t even have a settled topic, there may be a slight bit of panic that creeps in. I’ve been writing this blog forContinue reading “Beyond the Face on the Screen 3/24/2024”

Caught in the Net 2/4/2024

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I attempted to use the same method for topic ideas that I used last week. It seems that my daughter and I are similar enough that her suggestions were ones I had already employed.  We’ll chalk that up to great minds thinking alike or something of the sort.  So, since her ideaContinue reading “Caught in the Net 2/4/2024”

The Slightest Bit of Resolve 12/31/2023

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My house looks very stark to me. It is strange how once the Christmas décor comes down it is as though I am living in a foreign place.  Everything is so bare and understated.  It’s comfortable enough I suppose. I don’t particularly dislike anything I’m looking at.  But after having had everyContinue reading “The Slightest Bit of Resolve 12/31/2023”

The Legacy Continues 12/10/2023

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt They were calling it The Great War.  I am not sure how it got this moniker. I am not quite close enough to the action to have heard the backstory though acquiring such information is still a goal. On the day I began writing this, every mind in my small townContinue reading “The Legacy Continues 12/10/2023”

International Enchantment 12/3/2023

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt A fascinating thing happened last week.  If you read my last blog, I told you of an international guest that was coming to my home over the holiday period. Well, that all happened and went exceptionally well. There was a somewhat unexpected something that happened during all that excited chaos, however. Continue reading “International Enchantment 12/3/2023”

Very Traditionally Speaking 11/26/2023

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I will go ahead and confess to you now that I am writing this a week early.  So, I am typing here the week before the week of Thanksgiving because, well, quite frankly, my week of Thanksgiving is going to be very, very busy.  I don’t really foresee me having anyContinue reading “Very Traditionally Speaking 11/26/2023”

Eyes on the Past 3/12/2023

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I asked my daughter what I should write about this week.  Her very humble suggestion was for me to write about her.  I am not totally opposed to this.  I questioned her further about what specifically I should write about and she said I should just tell about her day atContinue reading “Eyes on the Past 3/12/2023”

Thank Heaven for Small Mercies 11/27/2022

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt At the time this publishes I will have not long finished the holiday of Thanksgiving and I know I am speaking for myself here, but I daresay that others would agree with me I think I take this holiday for granted.  I do like it, I really do but with theContinue reading “Thank Heaven for Small Mercies 11/27/2022”

Wonderful, but Weird 9/4/2022

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt We all have our certain little somethings that just make us who we are. Now, I am not talking about those really vast dimensions of character like the things about which we are passionate or the things that have left deep scars on our psyches. No, those are far beyond theContinue reading “Wonderful, but Weird 9/4/2022”

A Grief Observed 6/26/2022

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I will go ahead and apologize now.  The subject matter today might be somber, but it will certainly be relatable.  I suppose the more difficult aspects of life are.  I am currently in the middle of some of those more difficult yet unavoidable moments in time.  I have decided that theseContinue reading “A Grief Observed 6/26/2022”

When All Is Said and Done 12/27/2020

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt She always hated when it was over.  Perhaps hate was too strong of a word.  If she were being accurate there were probably a paragraph’s worth of words that she could use to describe the awkward time when the Christmas Day festivities were over.  Maybe she didn’t truly hate it sheContinue reading “When All Is Said and Done 12/27/2020”

Branches and Roots 11/29/2020

By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I feel like I may have taken on a topic in this blog that is significantly over my head.  Not that I don’t think I can write about it, I just think that despite my innate ability to fling unnecessarily large amounts of words at a subject matter, I don’t knowContinue reading “Branches and Roots 11/29/2020”