TENDING MY MOTHERS' GARDENS IN A ROOM OF MY OWN: The Diva

As I mentioned in a prior post, I am blessed to have had overtly creative female elders. My paternal grandmother was a poet, pastor, baker, floral stylist, hairdresser, and an owner of multiple small businesses.  However, what I found most interesting was that she was a published songwriter and had recorded a gospel album in the 1950s, "Keep on Living the Prize is at the End." I never had a chance to hear the song or see the album but I can only imagine...