In 1961 I went to work for William R. Snodgrass, Tennessee's Comptroller of the Treasury, in the State Capitol in Nashville. At that time I was the second secretary in his office. Five years later I became his personal executive secretary. Mr. Snodgrass died around midnight last night. ...

I suppose we bought cars with remotes when they first started making them available. It's surprising how much we depend on them. We were out of town this weekend. As we were going from the car to church Sunday morning, my husband remarked that he couldn't get the car to beep to show that he had locked it. ...

At our house, whoever goes to the porch and picks up the Times-Gazette gets to read it first. There is nothing about being polite and letting the spouse see it. Of course, some days I have already read it on-line. That was not the case today. I was reading away on the front page, and when I came to the article John wrote about Main Street being made one way north, I started reading it aloud to my husband. ...

I haven't sewed as much the last ten years as I did prior to that. I used to make all of my clothes, clothes for my sons when they were young, and curtains and drapes for the house. Somewhere when I thought I should have more time, sewing wasn't that important. When I sit down to the machine now it is usually to make a repair or shorten a pair of slacks...

My husband & I returned Saturday night from an 11-day visit to the Gulf Coast. We spent 2 nights with my aunt in Pensacola. Then I had a board meeting at the Grand Marriott in Point Clear, AL. That is certainly a beautiful resort. The highlight of the trip was the 5 days we spent with my sister and brother-in-law in Gulfport, MS...

When I was 3 months old my father became the sexton (caretaker, gravedigger, etc.) of Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. The cemetery furnished a house for the sexton, so we moved in. We lived there until I was 3. That was when my father went to work for London Funeral Home. As a child I often stopped by the funeral home on my way from school to my grandmother's home...

The lead article on the front page of The Tennessean today is "Bills control college future of illegal immigrants' kids." From reading this I understand that both the federal government and the Tennessee legislature are considering legislation as to whether or not children of illegal immigrants can go to college here. ...

I have used Tide detergent forever. I loved the switch to liquid, as powdered detergents always caused me to sneeze. When they came out with the Tide Free, that was great. There was no fragrance, which also can make me sneeze. I switched to Cold Water Tide for some fabrics. ...

We have just returned from paradise, and it was wonderful! Jim & I married 50 years ago on Feb. 12, 1958. We decided that instead of a 50th anniversary reception we would go to Hawaii. We had been before and knew that our favorite island was Kauai. ...