Life in Retirement
Pam Watts Harris
Former Educator, Writer, and Editor
Recent Posts
A legacy and a recipe–thanks, Mom
She thrived being a homemaker. Working at “public work,” as she called it, was never her cup of tea until she went to work part-time at Walmart in the fabrics department when she was in her sixties. She loved that job. She kept a clean, almost immaculate house. She cooked, sewed, ran errands, taught children’s … Continue reading A legacy and a recipe–thanks, Mom
Look out–I’m about to vent!
You know what I want for these two precious girls? I want them to grow up to have a good work ethic, to be community-minded and law-abiding citizens, to choose careers or vocations that they enjoy, and to be able to earn money, if needed, to support themselves and their families. I want them to … Continue reading Look out–I’m about to vent!
The Kentucky Derby Is Saturday!
Blame it on those Trixie Belden books I read growing up. Blame it on Black Beauty. Blame it on My Friend Flicka. Whatever the reason, I have loved horses since I was a little girl. Even as young as six years old, I begged my parents for a pony, long before I could read the … Continue reading The Kentucky Derby Is Saturday!
Are you a mountain person or a beach person? Maybe you’re neither–or both.
This is the view from our cabin near Pigeon Forge this past weekend. We discovered cabin lodging about 25 years ago, and except for a few stays in a condo in our annual trip to the Smokies, we have stayed in nothing else. Once upon a time, the Smokies were my “happy” place. The views, … Continue reading Are you a mountain person or a beach person? Maybe you’re neither–or both.
Life As I know it 