by suelarkinsweems | Sep 2, 2011 | The Mint Arbor
This personal essay was one of the first I ever had published in a larger market, published in Momsense in 2006. My Aunt Nancy continues to be an inspiration and amazing woman in my life. This one’s for you, Nancy! “One more time!” my Aunt Nancy sputtered,...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 1, 2011 | The Mint Arbor
Today I remembered the day my Granny Jane showed off for me. I was twenty-five, a mostly-grown woman, and she was seventy-two, still recovering from hip and knee surgery, and fighting sleep apnea, adult onset diabetes, and other ailments that she wouldn’t complain...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 28, 2011 | The Mint Arbor
Today is my little sister’s birthday. I was four when she was born, and the week my mom went to the hospital to have her, we had two guys from the “Up with People” tour staying at our house for the night. My Granny Helen was there, and she made...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 13, 2011 | The Mint Arbor
Blackberries…mmm…they are one of my favorite things about Virginia. I am sure I had them before moving here, but last summer for the first time, we went out to the farm and picked twenty pounds of them and ate jam, cobbler, pie, and syrup until I felt like my skin was...
by suelarkinsweems | Jun 14, 2011 | The Mint Arbor
I remember the old homeplace in Chandler. The one across the street from Great-Grandmother Harden’s house with the dirt-filled swimming pool. Just an acre, it was surrounded by walls of oleanders, pecan trees, and citrus groves. Everytime I stepped inside, I...
