Welcome back to Blogmas 2025, my annual series of holiday-themed blog posts that will run every day until Christmas. This year, I decided to let AI generate my writing prompts because, well, sometimes you need a creative push from our future robot overlords. Today's prompt asks me to share my favorite holiday food or drink, … Continue reading Mamaw’s Mac & Cheese: A Recipe Half-Remembered, Fully Loved
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The Christmas We Sang from the Lawn: A Pandemic Memory
Day 13 of Blogmas 2025, and we're past the halfway point of this December marathon. For those just joining, Blogmas is my annual commitment to posting holiday-themed content every single day through Christmas. This year's posts are prompted by AI, because apparently I needed help coming up with ways to write about Christmas. Today's prompt … Continue reading The Christmas We Sang from the Lawn: A Pandemic Memory
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Over the weekend, when my extended family got together for our annual Christmas celebration, my aunt surprised us with cards and letters that my grandmother had held onto over the years. Mamaw passed away in October and one of her wishes was to have those cherished cards and letters returned to the ones who sent … Continue reading The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Remembering Mamaw
Jane Metts - Christmas 2022 As I sit down to write this tribute, my heart is heavy with sorrow yet filled with warm memories of my dear grandmother, who we lovingly called Mamaw. She left us this morning at the age of 91 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Mamaw was not just a … Continue reading Remembering Mamaw
The Confusing Middle 