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1. 8 days ago on Swan Eaters

   And now you’ve triggered my odd mind so that I have to wonder, is that what the tooth fairy does with teeth that don’t go towards making her house? Maybe she has a gluten intolerance, so she uses them to make flour to bake her bread.

2. 8 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Interestingly enough, my kitties don’t mind the vacuum. They get upset whenever I try to use the broom. (They’re fine with Glenda using it, just not me.) Glenda thinks it’s because I have trouble using it with my canes, so they think there’s a problem if I try to use it.

3. 15 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I will never understand that mindset. When my cousin died, we contacted the rest of the family to see if there was anything in her house that they may want. It amazed me how many people didn’t understand why we offered things to family and friends first. I even had people telling me that, if I was going to pay the taxes on her property and take care of the cats, I should either keep or get rid of things on my own! Some of those things belonged to our grandparents. Why wouldn’t I let the cousins have first pick?

4. 15 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Momma’s best friend, my aunt Doris, asked for her chili recipe once, then complained that Uncle Tom said it didn’t taste right. When Momma asked if, maybe, she put too much cinnamon in it, Aunt Doris told her she left it out because, “Nobody in their right mind would put cinnamon in chili!” Momma told her, “Maybe I’m not in my right mind, but your husband likes my chili better than yours, so…” (There was no jealousy at all between them, Daddy and Uncle Tom were best friends, too, so it was a relatively safe comment.)

5. 15 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I don’t know about your mother, but Momma always added a pinch of cinnamon to chili and spaghetti sauce, again, not enough to really recognize the taste, but enough to register when it’s missing.

6. 15 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Half a capful of almond extract. You don’t realize that you taste it, but you definitely notice if it isn’t there.

7. 15 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I just realized that the family dynamics might seem odd to others. Mama and Papa had two children, who both married my mother’s siblings. We’ve always joked that, basically, the Campbell clan (with 12 children) effectively absorbed the Partons. Since their children were both part of the family, so were Mama and Papa – to the point where they were always invited to any family events, including reunions.

8. 15 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   This is why we were all upset when Aunt Myrtle destroyed all of Mama’s recipes (her mother) after she died. She kept the ones her son liked, but threw away all of the others, even though Mama had four other grandchildren! (She had two biological grandchildren, but she and Papa both would tell anyone who would listen that my sisters and I were theirs, also.) When my cousin asked her about anything, she would either swear that the recipe she kept was the only one (it never was) or try to tell her that Mama never made anything like that! Mama made the comment once that she had five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, which meant she had anywhere from five to ten different ways to make any recipe you needed, since everyone had different preferences. The only recipe I have that I know is the one she made is for her chocolate pecan pie – and I had to call her the first time I made it to figure out what I had done “wrong.” Turned out she “forgot” to write down her secret ingredient, and she found it really funny that I didn’t already know what it was.

9. 18 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who hates it! My friends and family act like I’m some kind of weirdo for preferring standard time.

10. 22 days ago on Breaking Cat News

    Add me, too, please. I’ve been busy with the move, so this is the first time I’ve seen this. (I’ve got to do better about reading the comments.)