According to the National Retail Federation spending for Christmas in 2025 is expected to pass $1 Trillion dollars for the first time. The current administration would like us to believe that since spending is up it must mean that everyone is doing okay. Well, as a poor white trash mother in the middle of nowhereContinue reading “The Spirit of an Affordable Christmas Past”
Author Archives: K. Lawrence
Big Glass Houses
*Forewarning: This is an angry rant brought on by too many interactions with willfully ignorant people. The number of people I know who have truly made it on their own, no handouts or hand ups from family or the government, can be counted on one hand. Over the past few weeks the members of FoxContinue reading “Big Glass Houses”
Slewfoot by Brom
My sister bought the book on our last venture into BAM (Books a Million). It’s been on my “want to read” list for a few years now. She graciously allowed me to read it first. Slewfoot by Brom, a tale of bewitchery. It is going as good as I had hoped, which is an incrediblyContinue reading “Slewfoot by Brom”
Why “Hermitess”?
I’ve had a few ask why I chose to name my blog A Hermitess. For starters, I just really like the word. My initial thought after seeing the word Hermitess was that I wanted to pluck it up and put it in a collection for later use. I’m not sure if the word aligns withContinue reading “Why “Hermitess”?”
And Divided We Fall
I live in a place that has changed dramatically over the past ten years. I grew up in a small town, and while I know I see it through the rose colored glasses of a white woman who grew up in the middle class, it always seemed to be the kind of place you seeContinue reading “And Divided We Fall”
Why We Stopped Homeschooling
It’s been a few years since we made the choice to go back to public school. The biggest reason was the kids missed socializing with kids their own age and the only co-ops in the area were religiously oriented. I don’t have a problem with religion but I don’t want religion mixed with my education.Continue reading “Why We Stopped Homeschooling”
A Heathen In God’s Country
I have a secret. I no longer identify as a christian. Maybe you live in a bigger city or some place where that’s no big deal, but putting those words out there in my town, where a church sits on every street corner, is social suicide. I can’t say I haven’t occasionally felt pulled toContinue reading “A Heathen In God’s Country”
Garden Club
A few months ago I joined a Master Gardeners class offered by my local extension office. It takes place in a building that used to be part of a camp I once attended. It was used as a mess hall and once a week a dance hall for the camping kids. During classes I sitContinue reading “Garden Club”
Family Tree
They chopped it down. Moving throughThat land between two riversIn stampedesOf angry growling machines-Hell bent on profitable purpose And a desire to burnThose softGreenblanketed hillsTurning the dirt over,Into the kind of green-which burned inside their pockets To them it was just a tree-A 100 year old oak,Firmly planted,In a 20 acre spreadBought and paid for-byContinue reading “Family Tree”
Does Tabitha’s Coffee Get Cold?
I can’t count the number of times that I’ve started to write and then found something to clean. Get my area ready, coffee poured and then I find that I need to clean the litter box or an animal needs feeding and their feeding area needs to be cleaned. The floor needs sweeping, the dishesContinue reading “Does Tabitha’s Coffee Get Cold?”
A Hermitess 