Joy Johnson BrownJun 18, 20206 minWho are the lucky recipients?“Here,” Hadley Joy Morris Whitfield said, handing each of her three friends a bundle of cash held together by a fancy paper clip. “I love...
Joy Johnson BrownJun 3, 20203 minWhat Did Marge Aaron Find Out?It was a warm, sunny spring day. Hadley Joy Morris Whitfield, Marge Aaron, Robinson Leary and Mary Rose McGill were enjoying a glass of...
Joy Johnson BrownMay 20, 20204 minMeadow Lakes in LockdownThe text was simple. “Meet me at Table 12, 9:30 pm.” The dining room was locked. Table 12 was inaccessible. But as the big clock in the...
Joy Johnson BrownMay 5, 20202 minMother's Day Mother’s Day has several ends Not only kids, but also friends. Over all these many years The mothers and I have shared our tears. So, to...
Joy Johnson BrownApr 21, 20203 minMy Sheltered-In DiaryWe have all cried and if we haven’t, we’ve certainly felt like it. In your blogs we’ve talked about grief and guilt and regret. Now it’s...
Joy Johnson BrownMar 27, 20202 minTough Old BroadsTough Old Broads We are tough old broads. Our Great-great Grandmothers sat in cold, drafty taverns, lit by gaslight or candles, cold...
Joy Johnson BrownMar 2, 20202 minDon’t You Dare Feel Guilty!Sometimes you learn some little detail, some little piece of information that changes your life. This little gem came at one of the...
Joy Johnson BrownFeb 4, 20202 minWhen Being Grateful Isn’tI enjoyed hearing from so many of you after the blog about being grateful during 2020. I also realized, there are times when gratitude...
Joy Johnson BrownJan 28, 20201 minThe Burned Out Old Broads on AudioRemember when Maggie Patten drove her old jeep onto the cemetery road, got out, walked up to the grave of her mean-talking,...
Joy Johnson BrownJan 9, 20203 min What We Have and What We Don't HaveIt is time to upgrade our greeting from Happy New Year to Happy New Decade. If there are as many changes in these next ten years as in...
Joy Johnson BrownJan 9, 20201 min Our Thanksgiving TableMay your turkey be tender, your gravy un-lumped, may your potatoes be smooth, your green bean casserole un-frumped. May your dressing be...
Joy Johnson BrownJan 9, 20201 min Mary Rose's Wedding DressThere's a wedding coming up! BOOB Girls XII: The Last BOOB Girls BOOK Help design Mary Rose's wedding dress!! Draw a picture. Write a...
Joy Johnson BrownJan 9, 20202 min Rocky and UsRocky Balboa and Burned Out Old Broads Broad For Ted's 80th Birthday we spent two and a half weeks in his hometown of Philadelphia. When...
Joy Johnson BrownJan 9, 20201 minThe Gun Found at MarksThe girls are back in Omaha in 1898 when it was known as a "dirty, wicked town". They are in the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Marge...
