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Supper Clubs

 I read an article about supper clubs the other day.  When I was a kid, supper clubs were a big thing.  You never hear of them anymore.  Generally, a group of friends, couples, would get together periodically at one of the member’s home and have a big pot-luck dinner.  My uncle and aunt belonged to one for over 50 years. There was even a story about them in the local paper.  They started in the late 1940s when all the men returned from WWII. They were young married couples and none of them had much money.  They would meet every month on the designated Saturday night and rotated who would host the dinner. The hosts provided the meat and the guests provided side dishes and desserts.  They continued the group until the early 2000s when several members died.  My mother’s friends had a lunch group for a while.  There were about 10-12 ladies in the group and they would go out to lunch once a month.  They took up $1 from everyone each mont...

Smile

I realized the other day that most of my recent posts were really depressing. Gloom and doom.  Not this one.  I’m changing directions here.   In the last two weeks, I’ve had a lot to smile about. And let me tell you, smiling is much better for the soul than being sad or depressed. Several things have reminded me how lucky I am and what a good life I’ve had.   The weekend after Easter, Susan and I were invited by our friends Julie and Susan (yes, they’re a couple and, yes it gets confusing with 2 Susans!) to spend the weekend with them at their condo in Oxford, MS and go to the Double Decker Arts and Music Festival.  Oxford is the home of the University of Mississippi, aka Ole Miss, the hated rivals of my beloved Mississippi State Bulldogs! I vowed 20 years ago to never set foot in Oxford again!  But I kept an open mind and really looked forward to the weekend. And I was not disappointed!  Lots of fun, great food, outstanding music, and good company in ...