Tag Archives: memories

Remembering Autumn

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Sheila Moss

I want to go backwards to the autumn of my childhood. I want to see piles of pumpkins at roadside stands. I want to drink apple cider that doesn’t come in plastic jugs. I want to feel crisp air in … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Rants | Tagged Bob for Apples, Changing leaves, Changing seasons, Costumes, Fall, Halloween, Harvest Festival, Hayrides, memories, Nostalgia, Pumpkin, Pumpkin patch | 7 Comments

A Visit with Mom

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Sheila Moss

As an adult, I used to delay visiting mom as long as possible. Mom made me feel like a child, regardless of my actual age or even the fact that I was also a mom. Mom’s house was a cluttered … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Home, Memoir, memories, Mom, Mother, Mother's Day, Nostalgia, Relationships, Relatives | 6 Comments

The Storyteller – Part 2

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Sheila Moss

The memoir my mother wrote covers a wide range of anecdotes. She enjoys telling about how visitors were always welcome at my grandmother’s house, and no one was ever turned away. If it was mealtime, available food was shared with … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Anecdotes, Country life, Families, Family Histories, Folk Tales, Heritage, history, memories, Rural Life, Southern hospitality, Times past | 10 Comments

New Beginnings

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Another winter has ended and another spring has come. Along with the robins come the dandelions. The daffodils are blooming, and the early blossoms of the pear tree are in such a hurry to bloom that they risk disaster and are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beginnings, birds, Continuity, Flowers, Life, memories, Nature, Nostalgia, Renewal, Seasons, Spring | 4 Comments

Recovering Momacholic

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Sheila Moss

The kids have grown up now. They are gone – but not forgotten. Some people lament the fact that children become adults and leave the nest. Not me! I still remember how it was when my three urchins were small. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor | Tagged Being Mom, Bombeck, children, Empty nest, growing up, kids, Lonesomeness, memories, Moms, Motherhood, Raising Children, Recovering Mom, Shopping | 5 Comments

Time Traveler

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I have always been a person who looks forward instead of backwards, who lives in the present instead of the past. It has always seemed to me that is the best way to live, to learn from the experiences of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Travel | Tagged Finding Roots, Future, Genealogy, history, Journey, memories, Nostalgia, Old friends, Sentimental, Time travel, Times past, Voyage | 2 Comments

The Rocking Chair

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Sheila Moss

How long since you saw anybody rocking on a real rocking chair? I’m not talking about the kind that sits still and only the top part of the chair rocks. I’m talking about REAL rocking chairs, the kind with curved … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Babies, Back and Forth, Chairs, Front Porches, Furniture, Heritage, memories, Pioneers, Rock, Rocker, Swings | 9 Comments

To Mom

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Sheila Moss

This Sunday is the day, which has been set aside to honor mom, Mother’s Day. Now in reality we should be honoring mom every day, but most of us choose to let them honor us instead. And most moms … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Chicken Soup, Flowers and gifts, Lifetime of sacrifice, Make her proud, memories, Mom, Mother, Mother's Day, Mothers know, Older and Wiser, Saying thanks | 6 Comments

Time Out

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Oh, joy! My grandson has gone home. So, why do I feel as if he is still here? I hear a noise and think it is the door, and that he is running in and out of the house again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Humor | Tagged children, Family, Grandmother, kids, laughter, little boy, lonliness, lost toys, memories, parenting, silence, sticky fingers | 1 Comment

High School Reunion

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Sheila Moss

My high school reunion! When I received the invitation I thought it would be fun. I could see all the kids I used to know “way back when,” find out what ever happened to so-and-so. It’s been years since I … Continue reading →