Tag: family
member name: Jimmie (Hey! Let's Gather!) Harris
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December 14, 2006 10:09 PM EST --
The Cat
He rolls over on the sidewalk, then rubs against my pants leg, purring. I reach the door and he scurries to the back yard. I see him at the kitchen door, meowing. I pet him as I feed him. . . .
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May 20, 2007 10:10 PM EDT --
Tomorrow my mom will turn 96 years old! As you can see from this photo taken last week she does not look her age (I know women who are a LOT younger that would love to have such beautiful legs!). She also . . .
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June 21, 2007 03:50 PM EDT --
Found these old photos yesterday, and I just knew Jy'all would wanna see 'em!
^ Jimmie the Artist (That's a cat with a cape!)
^ Who says we don't have a couch?
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January 17, 2008 06:08 PM EST --
Ó 2008 James A. Harris
Do you like potato soup? If so, then you will adore my wife's latest invention: Scalloped Potato Soup. She used her delicious scalloped potato casserole left . . .
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July 20, 2007 10:31 PM EDT --
© 2007 James A. Harris
Yes, I know. It's just mind-bending to think of me as a great-granddad at the not so ripe old age of 58. You have to understand, these are step-great granddaughters. See, . . .
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November 01, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
Here are the photos of my first grandchild. I know, I have 5 grandkids and 3 great-grandkids from my marriage to Debbie two years ago, but this is the first grandchild of my own.
Beau . . .
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December 26, 2006 06:16 PM EST --
7 lbs of cukes
Peel cukes, remove seeds, cut into pieces
Cove with water and 1 cup of pickling lime, let stand 24 hours
Rinse in cold water, then let stand in ice water 3 hours
Drain and cover with . . .
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January 01, 2007 09:15 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
Grandpa’s 1953 Buick fascinated me; it was so different than the big-finned 1959 Plymouth my dad drove. After grandpa moved into a nursing home Mom sold the Buick. . . .
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February 01, 2007 09:34 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
This story was inspired by Amy M.'s story "The Tilt-a-Whirl Ride."
I hate roller-coasters and most other rides at amusement parks, and even summer fair . . .
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February 03, 2007 08:48 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
When I was seven years old I decided that I wanted my own garden. I had been working in my family's garden for a couple of . . .
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February 06, 2007 10:28 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
I am reposting this in honor of my Mom's 96th birthday on May 21st.
My mom will be turning ninety-six in May of this year. That is remarkable in itself, but she is so . . .
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July 26, 2007 07:02 PM EDT --
© 2007 James A. Harris
There's a church in the central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia that is thinking outside the church walls in order to better meet the ministry needs of their community. Fishersville . . .
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September 14, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
© 2007 James A. Harris
My first pet was a cute little rolly-polly Cocker Spaniel puppy named Pepper. He was one of Sugar's babies that we brought with us when we moved from Cincinnati, . . .
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December 06, 2006 09:47 PM EST --
He saw her coming up the street. He straightened his tie, and ran his fingers through his hair. He checked his zipper and centered his belt. Only then did he smile and start walking toward her. His arms . . .
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January 29, 2007 10:06 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
Now I remember. I tried to remember when the weather was warm. I walked out back and stood there looking all around. There was something I was supposed to do, but, . . .
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December 25, 2006 10:33 PM EST --
Christmas Boxes Haiku #1
every toy, every
gift was placed in a box for
careful gift-wrapping
Christmas Boxes Haiku #2
after the gifts are
opened kids find the . . .
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January 02, 2007 10:39 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
All alone on a
24 hour Navy watch -
learned to drink coffee.
Creamer and sugar
were needed in the old days
just to get it down.
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January 23, 2007 11:24 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
I have always loved neckties. As a little boy I wore those clip-on ties, but I couldn't wait to learn how to tie one all by myself. When my brother returned from . . .
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February 01, 2007 08:21 PM EST --
©2007 James A. Harris
A story loosely based on my experiences in Guatemala, in 1998.
She sat watching the younger women washing their clothes in the city park fountain. She clicked her . . .
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February 14, 2007 10:45 PM EST --
I will attempt to list these things in four groups of 25 each, and chronologically. We'll see how it turns out.
1. I am the youngest of four children.
2. . . .
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