April 9 - Welcome to the new home of the Chauncey Almanac!

Welcome to the new home of the Chauncey Almanac! I am so glad you came by. Please visit often!!!

Well, as I wrote a few months ago, I'm Michele "Missy" Nixon, life-long resident (except for when I went to college) of Chauncey, TN & proud of it! As many of you readers know, I own Missy's Arts & Crafts Studio in Chauncey in the old Sloan Grocery/Trinity Church building. I left the cross on there. Right now I've only got the store open Thursday through Saturday. That gives me time to do my weekly column for the Gazette. It wasn't weekly for awhile - in fact, for the last few months I have been busy trying to work another job besides the store so I haven't had time to write. I finally left that job so I'm able to resume the job I love best - taking care of the studio. And that gives me time to write & keep house too!

I might even get to write more than once a week - we'll see.

Today I'd like to say "Happy Easter Birthday" to all the present & former Chauncey residents & family members who have birthdays around Easter. Since the date we celebrate Easter changes every year...what is up with that? The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox? Doesn't that sound pagan? Not that I'm trashing pagans, but isn't Easter when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ???

Anyway, I digress. Since the date of Easter changes each year, most of these people have either had an Easter birthday or they will at some point in the next 50 years. They are: Mark Parsons (can you believe my oldest turned 26 this month???), Eric Parsons, Erica Parsons, Vanessa Duffy, Marty Lynne Hopper, Jason Weakley, Tara Hooberry, Keith Nixon (the hubby turned 40 at last), Mike Renfro (Happy Birthday Daddy!!!) & Jody Dunn. I'm sure I'm forgetting somebody. So, please call or write me & let me know if I forgot you. When I talked to Marty Lynne last week, she reminded me that her late ex-brother-in-law, Jimmy Heflin (also Jody Dunn's brother), as well as her late father, Marty Weakley, & late brother, Daniel Weakley, had birthdays during this season. Hope you all had - or will have - big birthday celebrations!!!

Check back with me next week for more history and current day trivia.

Missy