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Quick Like

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 30, 2016. Posted in General. 10 Comments on Quick Like

A quick post to let you know I’m on page 62 of Jazzy and the Pirate! This is big news. I’ve been researching and researching and organizing research and organizing research some more. Now I’m writing. And I’m, like, a fifth of the way done! That’s all. Oh, and I’m trying to add a Like button to my posts. That...

How to Display Millions of Kids’ Photos

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 29, 2016. Posted in General, LOVE. 2 Comments on How to Display Millions of Kids’ Photos

I call our apartment in New Orleans our “grand baby apartment.” We never would’ve leased the apartment and begun spending half our time in the Crescent City but for the presence of our grandson in the city. Consequently, I knew I wanted a way to display photos of the boy. I also knew the boy would grow, and I would want to display...

Boro Sack Repair

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 26, 2016. Posted in FASHION, General. 6 Comments on Boro Sack Repair

I’ve been trying this new boro sewing, which is a form of reverse patching. Unlike normal patching, the patch is on the inside of the tear and the stitching on the outside. This exposure of the repair job really appeals to me. Here are my ripped jeans repaired when I decided the rips were getting out of hand. My ripped jeans repaired the...

Voodoo Hoodoo

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 18, 2016. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Voodoo Hoodoo

At the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, I was taken with the universal and departed musing over my photos while wondering which were which

Ellen’s Amazing Adventure

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 14, 2016. Posted in FASHION, General, Writing. 8 Comments on Ellen’s Amazing Adventure

Our five days of babysitting duties completed, we restarted our day with “second breakfast.” It being Carnival season and all, we chose this as our sumptuous second breakfast treat. King Cake from Cake Cafe–ours was apple and goat cheese, the cafe’s specialty Then we hit the road to Bay St. Louis, a small town on the Mississippi...

Grow a Brain

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 1, 2016. Posted in General, LOVE. 13 Comments on Grow a Brain

One year at Christmas I took home a brain. On the drive up, we had stopped at a Cracker Barrel and amongst the clutter of all that Made in China crap, I found a brain kit. (This is a true story). The brain kit fit my budget—less than five bucks—and the checkout line was short enough to justify the wait, so I forked over my money and bought the...

A New Blog by a New Writerly Friend

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 28, 2015. Posted in General, Writing. 4 Comments on A New Blog by a New Writerly Friend

When I became self-hosted my reblogging abilities diminished, but I want to share a link to a new blog begun by a writer I recently met. She combines images and words. Her poetry fits my definition of a good poem, which is when I don’t know what the next word will be. Scroll through her entries and enjoy. https://mockmortality.wordpres...

St Jude Road Warriors

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 5, 2015. Posted in General, LOVE. 10 Comments on St Jude Road Warriors

For 15 years, we’ve avoided the St. Jude Marathon. With over 20,000 people running to end childhood cancer, the race clogs the Memphis streets. More than once my husband and I’ve been trapped by the blocked roads and orange cones, no way out. This morning, of all things, we joined the throngs. Having a friend whose child is battling...

A Different Kind of Christmas

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 30, 2015. Posted in General. 14 Comments on A Different Kind of Christmas

I am slow, behind. Your blog posts are going unread. My head reels with thoughts of sofas and chairs and what to do with the table in the kitchen? I am furnishing an entire beach house in my head (and on Pinterest). When these sortings graciously step aside for a moment, Jazzy and the Pirate rushes in, insisting on being finished. Finished—ha!...