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Pizza and Stories

By pwsadmin / December 22, 2022 / Comments Off

I spent the day writing a story for my book. The book may not get published, but I’ll still have it made into a book and give it to my Nieces and nephews, some family members, and friends. Mom and Papa visited my Aunt and Uncle—Papa’s sister and brother-in-law—and I stayed behind with the girls.…

The Break-Up

By pwsadmin / December 19, 2022 / Comments Off

I was around 9. “Get your ammo and come on!” my brother said. “Where we goin’?” “Tanya’s house. She broke up with me.” And I knew exactly what was about to go down. I grabbed my “Bag of ammo:” a brown paper bag full of Bottle Rockets, Fire Crackers, and Roman Candles, and followed the…

Warehouse 319 – Christmas Lunch

By pwsadmin / December 10, 2022 / Comments Off

Yesterday I made my way over to “Warehouse 319” in Jasper, Alabama. I was meeting some friends for a Christmas Luncheon and was looking forward to giving them some Snowglobes.I had brought every Snowglobe I’d made and was going to let each friend go through them all and pick out the one they wanted. —The…

Treet

By pwsadmin / December 7, 2022 / Comments Off

Yesterday, 12/6/2022.—A Video Appointment with one of my Doctors. “Hey, Lynn. Are you ready for our video appointment?” “Yeah. We have to make it thirty today, doc. I can’t give ya a whole hour.” “What’s wrong?” “Ever heard of ‘Treet?’” “Treat?” “No. Treet. T-R-E-E-T” “What’s that?” “I thought it was like ‘Spam,’ but it ain’t.…

Lou

By pwsadmin / December 5, 2022 / Comments Off

“Lou.” That was his name.We met in Kindergarten and quickly became best friends. I didn’t tell him about my Spina Bifida or about my Diaper, which made “Spend the Nights” a bit tricky. Our home was around Eight Hundred Square Feet with a Bathroom the size of most people’s closets. And we only had one…

Knock On Wood

By pwsadmin / December 3, 2022 / Comments Off

Tonight I’ve been thinking about all the times I’ve been in the Hospital.Actually, I’m wondering how many times I’ve been Hospitalized. I’ve been in the O.R. over thirty times.Some years I got Hospitalized four times a year. Some years just twice.Then, I go a stretch of a few years without going to the Hospital. During…

Ground Zero Blues Club – Clarksdale Ms

By pwsadmin / November 30, 2022 / Comments Off

—Last Stop——Ground Zero Blues Club— After seeing the Grave of Blues Legend “Robert Johnson,” going to “The Crossroads,” and learning more about “The Blues” than I ever knew, it was time to listen to some Blues. Real Blues. “Ground Zero,” located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known World-Wide for its Blues Music.Ground Zero is Owned by…

Abes BBQ – Clarksdale Ms.

By pwsadmin / November 29, 2022 / Comments Off

—Stop #3——Abes BBQ— My day had started at 5 am.We had driven over Four Hours and visited the Grave of Blues Legend “Robert Johnson” in Greenwood, Mississippi, and were now at “The Crossroads” in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and I was hungry for lunch. Abraham “Abe” Davis started his first business, “The Bungalow-Inn,” in 1924, where his…

The Crossroads – Clarksdale Ms

By pwsadmin / November 29, 2022 / Comments Off

—The Crossroads – Clarksdale, Mississippi——Stop #2— After leaving “Little Zion M.B. Church” in Greenwood, Ms. We headed toward Clarksdale, Mississippi. Specifically, “The Crossroads.”The trip to Clarksdale took around 45 minutes. There are several places thought to be “The Crossroads,” where “Robert Johnson” met the devil and sold his Soul in exchange for becoming a Master…

Robert Johnson Grave

By pwsadmin / November 28, 2022 / Comments Off

—Gravesite of Robert Johnson——Stop #1— We pulled into the Gravel and Mud parking lot of “Little Zion M.B. Church” in Greenwood, Mississippi. I had been in a “Writing Funk” and needed some inspiration, So my Older Brother, Dad, and I piled into my brother’s truck and took off to Greenwood and Clarksdale, Mississippi, on a…