African dashiki: purple brocade fabric

This is a genuine African dashiki in 100% cotton brocade fabric. It is a very deep purple color, with gold tone trimming. The matching kufi cap is also included. This is one of my favorites, and the color is great for the holidays also. This beautiful set was hand-made in Ghana, West Africa, and was…

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Ole Miss wins Egg Bowl 2012

What an exciting NCAA football game! Ole Miss has won the Egg Bowl, and defeated Mississippi State University for the first time since 2008. Needless to say, head coach Hugh Freeze is “the man” about Oxford (called “O-town” by many people in Oxford). The 22 Rebel seniors on the team can now graduate having beaten…

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~Egg Bowl 2012~

The time is near again. The annual meet between the Ole Miss Rebels and Mississippi State University Bulldogs will happen on 24th November, 2012. This year, the game will be played in Oxford’s Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. home of the Rebels. The game will start at 6 PM CST and ESPNU will carry it. There are 22…

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~Happy Thanksgiving~

Thanksgiving is a holiday that is celebrated in the US and Canada. In the US, it always falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, it always falls on the second Monday of October. Although originally a religious celebration, today it is mostly a secular family-time event. Some people still attach religious significance to…

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~Remembering Veterans~

In 1919, then US President Woodrow Wilson designated 11 November as Armistice Day, in honor of all armed service veterans. In 1954, Congress changed the name “Armistice” to “Veterans”. Some of my own family members were Veterans, and many of you no doubt have family members who were/are also. On this day, we remember all…

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African dashiki in green

This is one of the beautiful African dashikis that I got at Sakaad.com. This one is muted shades of green, yellow and off-white. No two are exactly alike, as they are each unique. Dashikis are traditionally worn by African males, but ladies often wear them as well. Large and roomy, dashikis are comfortable as well…

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The Lady of Shalott

This is one of my favorite paintings. The Lady of Shalott is a Victorian ballad poem, set in Arthurian times, by Lord Alfred Tennyson. The Lady was a beautiful young lady who was cursed and banished to a lonely island castle. She could look at the outside world of Camelot only via a mirror. When…

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Remembering John Lennon

Today would have been John Lennon’s 72nd birthday. Growing up, I loved the Beatles and later their individual recordings. The loss of John Lennon was a tragedy that I remember well, as I was about seventeen years old. Lennon shares his birthday with his youngest son, Sean, to whom we wish a happy 37th birthday…

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A bit of nostalgia

This photo is very near and dear to my family.  This photo was made in downtown Memphis, Tennessee sometime in the 1940’s. Our daddy was living there while in college. This is a  “photo of a photo”, and this size as as large as it would go. Daddy must have been atop a building or…

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Why are objects usually feminine ♀ ?

‘Just curious. I have often noticed that people commonly refer to inanimate objects in the feminine sense, ie “She’s a beauty”, “Get her done”. Usually they are referring to automobiles or other inanimate objects. Is this really PC, or even courteous? Why not use “it” instead? Some say this is a Southern [US] practice, and…

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Old book published in 1874

This is my 1874 edition of Charles Darwin’s The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. It was purchased at a used book store in Tupelo, Mississippi. The original publication was in 1871, and there were several revisions, including this reprint from the 2nd English edition. Originally it was published as a two…

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In remembrance of 9-11-2001

Today we remember all of those who were injured or lost their lives on that day, 11 September, 2001. Words cannot fully express the sadness and horror. It is with great respect and care that they, their families and other loved ones are all remembered on this eleventh anniversary of a truly terrible event. Image:…

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