Hey Ya’ll: Sugar Brained
November 15, 2020
I went to the doctor the other day and stepped on the scales. I was told not to remove my shoes.
Marlene Ratledge Buchanan
It’s Ta-Ta Time Again
October 14, 2020
I was trying to choose a topic for the October column. Should it concern the centennial anniversary of women’s rights, Halloween, or Covid-19, a nightmare in itself? Then it clicked. October. Pink. Ta-ta month!
Hey Ya’ll: Breakfast with the Buchanan’s
September 17, 2020
As many of you can imagine, breakfast at our house is pretty much catch as catch can. Truthfully, that describes most any meal at our abode.
Snellville woman views life through a soft lens
April 14, 2020
For those who know Marlene Buchanan of Snellville, “soft” might not be the first word that comes to mind when asked about her. “Funny?” Yes. “Honest?” Definitely.
There’s No Such Thing as Being Too Southern
March 26, 2020
On November 7, 2019, Lewis Grizzard was inducted into the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame. Grizzard was one of the South’s storytelling treasures.
The Physical
March 26, 2020
Today was my physical. I swear I can’t win. I have been trying to give up sugar and gluten again.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
August 21, 2019
“Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of them all?”
“Well, it ain’t you, sister!
You look like a broken blister. Who told you long hair was flattering It only makes you old and shattering.”
Through the sun room Window
June 12, 2019
I do most of my writing in the sunroom. It is by far my most favorite room in the house. Until the weather is warm enough, I keep all my house plants in this room. I have orchids blooming most of the winter and greenery everywhere. The best part is looking out the windows. It is a six-sided room that used to be shaded by a 300-year-old oak tree. The tree was destroyed by Irma.
