by Olivia | Mar 16, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
I don’t even know the context of this comment. My brother, who shares a home with my mother, is on alert for the quippy things she says. (Yes, I know quippy is not a dictionary kind of word, but I’m not writing a dictionary.) Fulfilling his duties, he sent me a text...
by Olivia | Mar 9, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My mother still listens to my troubles. She doesn’t complain all that much about her own. I might grouse about coming up with money for a crown after a trip to the dentist. (If it’s not me, it’s my husband. Every. Dang. Year.) Or maybe I feel like...
by Olivia | Mar 2, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My mom loves her lanai. With its chaise lounge, screened windows, and a ceiling fan, it’s great place to get lost in a book. (Or write a book, in my case, while I was there.) From her chair, Mom has a view of the yards on both sides and a couple behind her....
by Olivia | Feb 24, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My mother likes to rub it in my face that she lives in south Florida, especially in the winter. Especially if it’s cold where I live in Colorado. Especially if we’ve had snow. My mom likes to sit on the lanai (I love that word: lanai) when she talks on the telephone....
by Olivia | Feb 17, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
I was working at my mom’s dining room table and she was in the kitchen clanking around. Doing whatever, making kitchen noises. Then she came around the corner and said, “Here’s the change of plans. You didn’t know there was a plan, but here’s the...
by Olivia | Feb 10, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday—number 86. (Whooping and hollering here, please.) She’s always been especially proud to share the day with Thomas Edison, and now she actually lives near his winter estate, which we visited together. Recently a woman in my church...
