Cherimie Crane

And even teach a pig to sit: Backwoods Barbie on Strong Southern Women

0 / February 8, 2012 11:31 pm

By Cherimie Crane Weatherford Each morning begins with a balancing act that consists of basic necessity, socially accepted behavior, missing keys, matted make up and the attempt to make it out the front door with all necessary clothing. Certainly there [...]

Richard Simmons on a good day

0 / February 2, 2012 5:09 am

By Cherimie Crane Weatherford The confetti settles, the resolutions resolve, and anxiously we begin the year we shall rush to bid farewell. Change is exciting, it brings about a certain energy to begin, to end, and to improve things within [...]

Drawing a blank…

0 / January 18, 2012 8:51 pm

By Backwoods Barbie Once again the deadline looms as I find myself staring at a blank screen with an equally blank mind. Funny how that works, I can write a novel in two days, if it isn’t required. Quality quips, [...]

Happy New Year, Beaufort

0 / December 28, 2011 6:01 pm

By Cherimie Crane Weatherford Like a clean kitchen, a blank piece of paper, and sheets from the dryer, the New Year lends a sense of potential seasoned perfectly with hope and intention. We began 2011 with a cautionary step inherited [...]

My perfect Christmas letter

0 / December 14, 2011 6:27 pm

By Cherimie Crane Weatherford As I rush to the mailbox in search of the red and green nuggets of holiday humor, check-ins and cheer, it occurred to me that every single person I know has had an absolutely fabulous year. [...]

We are … sorry

0 / November 17, 2011 8:24 am

By Cherimie Crane Weatherford Dear Victims of Abuse: You Are Hope There are no words to adequately express the gratitude or support I wish to send you. You have somehow restored hope for the future of humanity. Through your undeniable [...]

‘Tis the season for the Beaufort Crud

0 / November 3, 2011 7:18 am

By Backwoods Barbie For every action there is an opposite but equal reaction; every cloud has a silver lining; for the yen there is the yang, and if you eat too many cupcakes your tummy will hurt. It is the [...]

What’s in a name?

0 / October 26, 2011 11:59 pm

By Backwoods Barbie I have not been kidnapped by zombies nor did I run for the hills of New Zealand.  Topping my list of things to feel guilty about is my possibly unnoticed absence from these pages. After months of [...]

Backwoods Barbie on things NOT to say to a bride

0 / September 29, 2011 12:54 pm

By Cherimie Crane It wasn’t the stares, the whispers, or the calling of security that made me realize that sitting in the produce section of Piggly Wiggly, petting a peach and crying like Tammy Faye Baker may have been an [...]

To Little Miss Morning Person from Backwoods Barbie

0 / September 22, 2011 12:47 pm

By Cherimie Crane Often there are precursors to problematic events that can easily be detected with our glorious God given senses. One can often see a large rock rolling straight for one’s face, sometimes we can even smell the latest [...]