This conversation starts with gardens, tomato plants, and a local farm. Then moves into parenting, learning along the way, and the influence of her own grandmother in shaping how she raised her kids.

The conversation also touches on what it was like raising a family in Detroit during the 1960s, living through the riots, and the relationships they built with the people around them during that time.

In this episode, Mamaw talks about teaching herself to crochet in her twenties, the patterns she’s created over the years, and the many things she’s made, sold, and given away. What sounds like a simple hobby becomes a story about patience, creativity, and a lifetime of making things by hand.

In this episode, she describes how she met her husband and the choices that followed. She reflects on love and family, and 52 years of marriage.

A nickel didn’t go far, but somehow it meant everything. In this episode, we move from childhood memories of penny candy into deeper conversations about kindness, culture, and difficult family relationships.

In this episode, I talk with my mom during a drive into town. She talks about everything from winter driving and running errands to food, health, and everyday routines. It’s a simple, unscripted conversation that reflects what normal life looked and sounded like in that moment.

This is a conversation I recorded with my mom before she passed. She told me stories about growing up, her family, and the life she built. This is her story, in her own words.