Tammys Corner

One of the most common maladies of writers is the Writer’s Block. That time when the blank sheet simply remains a blank sheet. It’s like a brick wall in the mind that cannot be penetrated. The ideas all seem to be mysteriously behind that wall and cannot be reached. I am very fortunate because I [...]

I have been thinking a lot lately about aprons. I’ve always loved aprons. My Grandmother Mitchener had a beautiful collection of aprons, most of them pretty floral patterns. I still distinctly see her arriving home after church, going directly to the kitchen, and slipping on one of her aprons over her church clothes. Within ten [...]

This week I had an epiphany.   For those of you unfamiliar with epiphanies, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ephiphany as an illuminating discovery, or an intuitive grasp of reality.   Some people claim to have epiphanies as part of a religious experience. Others claim to have epiphanies due to recreational use of drugs.   My [...]

Here we are in December….the darkest days of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Even during the day, the winter clouds often obscure the light. The days seem particularly dark when one is dealing with loss. Lately it seems there has been a lot of loss. Both of my daughters have [...]

They drift down from Their gray, and solemn sky In hopes of a better life. Tiny, crystalline angels With white fluffy wings, And silver halos Dance through the Forbidding cold. They float gently to earth And find their way to my back yard. They come to rest on my children’s noses And sometimes melt on [...]

One of the many reasons I love being a woman is the handbag, or purse. Sure…European men sport Man Bags. But here in the U.S., if a man carries anything other than a brief case or a back pack, ridicule is sure to follow. Not fair. Not fair at all. Why should  enlightened men, who [...]

Fashion always takes a cue from nature. Bright colors pop on the clothing racks like flowers bursting into a June bloom. The golden colors of fall make an appearance on fashion runways in anticipation of the reds, golds and browns of turning foliage. And even though the old rule of no white after Labor Day [...]

The holiday party season is here. And the big question is, “What do I wear?” Really, it’s easier to deal with the situation by determining what you should NOT wear. First, pay attention to the invitation. Frequently the invitation gives you subtle hints as to dress code. First, if it’s a nice invitation that arrived [...]

As a society, one of the things we’ve lost during the past few decades is a sense of graciousness, and more specifically, the art of saying “Thank you”. As I recall, one of the first lessons in manners that my mother gave me was on saying, “Please” when requesting something, and “Thank you” upon receiving [...]

I have always enjoyed making things. Even when I was a kid, one of my favorite hobbies was finding unusual bottles and then painting them to make vases out of them. Some of them turned out pretty cool….in a 1970′s bohemian kind of way. One of my aunts was always very good at sending me [...]