By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I think I might be a bit different. Anyone reading this who knows me well probably finds that statement an obvious and terribly delayed announcement. I decided to make this statement because of what happened in my brain as I was trying to think of a topic for today. I hadContinue reading “People, Places and Things 2/2/2025”
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Long Ago and Not So Far Away 10/27/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It all started in the drop-off line of my daughter’s school. We were getting in some last-minute studying. Science was the topic at hand, and we were going over the parts and functions of the brain. We were discussing the two sides that control different aspects of a person’s thinking suchContinue reading “Long Ago and Not So Far Away 10/27/2024”
Homecoming 10/6/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt By the time this publishes I will be in my happy place. I had planned all along to talk a bit about my beloved mountains when planning what to write. However, I know this is a somewhat exhausted topic, while not for me as I would happily write about this asContinue reading “Homecoming 10/6/2024”
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”
Time Honored and True 4/9/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I don’t know if it’s because I’m a history nerd but I absolutely adore a good tradition. It probably also stems from my love of symbolism and anything that has a meaning that lies much deeper than the surface, but a quality long standing tradition that is passed down through theContinue reading “Time Honored and True 4/9/2023”
A Few Redeeming Qualities 10/30/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I tried to think of something seasonally appropriate for today. Since we are very near the day that a large portion of the population celebrates Halloween I wanted to come up with something that would fit the bill. I must admit this isn’t my favorite holiday. This isn’t even on myContinue reading “A Few Redeeming Qualities 10/30/2022”
Homefires Rekindled 10/2/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt On my drive several mornings this week I have noticed something. Now, it is not something I haven’t noticed before but it seems that it has apparently been a rather long amount of time since I gave it what I feel is the appropriate amount of attention. What drew my eyeContinue reading “Homefires Rekindled 10/2/2022”
Past the Plate 11/21/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt A beloved American holiday is upon us. When this blog publishes we will have mere days until we embark on the celebration that makes a seemingly random Thursday the stuff of which memories are made. I have talked about this holiday ad nauseum I am certain. It really does have plentyContinue reading “Past the Plate 11/21/2021”
Then and Now 5/16/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My frequent readers will be accustomed to certain pervasive themes in my writing. I hope that you don’t find these repetitive motifs too off putting but I can’t really seem to help it. I guess asking me to stray from some of my more prevalent ideas would be akin to askingContinue reading “Then and Now 5/16/2021”
Fingerprints and Fawn Spots 10/4/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I am using the somewhat antiquated method of paper and ink to start writing this. I have always embraced old things and am unabashedly a lover of all things historic but I admit putting pen to page feels terribly inconvenient and absurdly taxing. I know this is a ridiculous overreaction onContinue reading “Fingerprints and Fawn Spots 10/4/2020”
Time Immemorial 8/2/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Not far from my home there is a historic site. If it weren’t for the marker you’d never know it though. I had barely heard of its existence and I am a bit of an eccentric when it comes to local history. If it had no marker there wouldn’t be reallyContinue reading “Time Immemorial 8/2/2020”
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