Category Archives: Uncategorized

Little House and my Happy Golden Years

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Kay Pelham

One of the reasons I’m grateful that I got to have at least one child is that I was given the opportunity to revisit the Little House series. My old books, purchased in the late 60s/early 70s, got to come … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Little House and my Happy Golden Years

Thanks for the Memories

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Kay Pelham

I’m actually not very good with remembering things. I was listening to a podcast with Karen Glass, author of Know and Tell: The Art of Narration, and she mentioned that Charlotte Mason made a distinction between Memorization and Memory. Yep, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Thanks for the Memories

I’m Jolly Well Going to Get Some of the Advantages, Too

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Kay Pelham

I am the fourth of my parents’ five children. Our youngest sibling passed from this life at the age of 31 from cancer. That was an anomaly in our family longevity, except for our maternal grandmother who died at 36 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on I’m Jolly Well Going to Get Some of the Advantages, Too

She’s Back! What in the world was she thinking?

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Kay Pelham

Here’s where I begin typing and as I go along, decide what exactly I want to do at this place after 4 years of silence. I was never great at the technical side of this having a blog, and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on She’s Back! What in the world was she thinking?

James Dewey: The Legacy of a Name

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Kay Pelham

My brother James Lester Davis was born just before my 5th birthday. He was named for a paternal great-grandfather, James Davis, and our paternal grandfather, Lester Davis. At some point in his growing up years our mother told him that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on James Dewey: The Legacy of a Name

Might Makes Right

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Kay Pelham

In pondering more about the Boston Tea Party this morning, I got to thinking about “the glory” in knowing that our eventual independence, acquired some nine (end of war) or eleven (signing of the Treaty) years  later, came about because we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Might Makes Right

Recent ramblings on the passage of my time on this planet

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Kay Pelham

Here are some status updates from my Facebook page during the month of June. And to these I’ve added another thought in this category. 6/30/12 I realize that if we stay on this planet long enough, it happens to us … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Recent ramblings on the passage of my time on this planet

Wanting to Belong II – “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Kay Pelham

Emma Hunt is a single mother of two teen-aged boys. Jacob, the older of the two, has Asperger’s Syndrome. Fifteen year old Theo does not. Their mother has established “house rules,” which include “Tell the Truth” and “Take care of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Wanting to Belong II – “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult

Wanting to Belong — Brat Farrar

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Kay Pelham

On the suggestion of a friend who said, “I can eat her books like jelly donuts,” I brought home two Josephine Tey novels from the library and another is on its way from Amazon. I chose Brat Farrar for my first … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Wanting to Belong — Brat Farrar

A Resolve for 2012

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Kay Pelham

I have realized through the years, as others would marvel at my knowledge of movies and books, that I mostly had spent time reading about movies and books, rather than actually reading the books or watching the movies. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on A Resolve for 2012