Jaine Treadwell

‘Life’s too short to fish with a dead cricket’

Evidently, the man in the pickup truck in front of me had never been schooled on what to do when a woman is blowing the ... Read more

Old folks ought to stay at home

Sitting atop Bryant-Denny Stadium with the hot sun in my face and the young man who was hawking cold drinks asking five bucks for four ... Read more

One horse, two riders

In my child’s heart, all I wanted was a horse. A horse of my own. Read more

‘Taking Christmas’ on Labor Day

“Taking Christmas” wasn’t anything that my mama did very often. But, after we’d had a house full of company, especially on holidays, and the dinner ... Read more

Hey, do you remember when?

“Do you remember when ….?” Oh, how I love to hear those words. They almost always take me back to a happy place in time. ... Read more | 1 comment