Tag: tobacco

• Learning to Work Together

  I remember when I was too short to plant tobacco. Oh, how I wanted to grow legs that would be long enough to reach the foot rests on the tobacco planter. In early June when my dad pulled the tobacco planter out of the shed to get it ready for tobacco planting, my brother Danny…

  Marian

  June 9, 2015

  Life’s Challenges, Reflections, Spring

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• The Worst Sin of All according to Floey

  My new dog Floey and I are still getting to know each other. Christmas Day will mark the one month anniversary of Floey’s adoption date. Mim and I and all of our 93-year-olds are so happy that she joined our family. Floey loves all of us, but it’s clear that I am her favorite. She…

  Marian

  December 23, 2014

  Christmas, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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