by Paul Myrick | Apr 8, 2024 | Cottage Living, Gardening, The Return To Mississippi
At the base of an oak tree near the barn, I discovered three small plants of what I thought was lamb’s ear. The leaves were small, silver-green and slightly furry in appearance and texture. Each plant was about the size of my palm and probably only about three inches...
by Paul Myrick | Jul 29, 2023 | Cottage Living, Gardening, The Return To Mississippi
There’s been so much talk lately about AI and how it can basically do anything, so I decided to give it a whirl and ask Bard (Google’s AI) to write a blog article based on a photo I took of the front garden at my little cottage. Here’s what Bard...
by Paul Myrick | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, The Return To Mississippi
Here’s a quick update (01-16-2022) on happenings at the cottage in Laurel, MS. In this episode, hear about the joys of roadkill on the lane and odd electrical problems. I’ll return to the move-in / fix-up timeline in a longer...
by Paul Myrick | Jan 8, 2023 | Cottage Living, The Return To Mississippi
My new YouTube channel about returning to my home town of Laurel, Mississippi after being gone for many years is now live. This first episode is an introduction as to why I decided to return, as well as a peek at the 1940’s cottage I inherited from my great...
by Paul Myrick | Dec 5, 2020 | Christmas, The Return To Mississippi
The Little Christmas Tree This year things are different … and so is my Christmas tree — it’s little. And its sparsely decorated. It’s the end of 2020 (aka the year of misery) and I just didn’t feel like doing anything decorative that...
by Paul Myrick | Nov 29, 2020 | The Return To Mississippi
Going Back To Where I BeganNov 29, 2020 | Featured, The Return To Mississippi | 0 comments Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve returned to my rural south-central Mississippi home place after happily living elsewhere (Atlanta, Denver, Charlotte) for about 30 years....