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One Woman's Opinion

Welcome to “One Woman’s Opinion,” a long term feature of the Southside Sentinel, written by Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column  for the Sentinel since 1984, she is also author of 14 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia. Click here for available books.

Urbanna’s ‘big brass’ boundary brouhaha: Part 5

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 Part 5 The prayers of writers are sometimes answered even though they don’t necessarily attend church services. And so the very next day a terrible storm hit Nimcock County tearing across the land, uprooting trees and taking off roofs of many houses. And most conveniently helping Merrypen find a way out of the “big brass” boundary brouhaha. It was said the next day that the storm had spawned a rooftop tornado. And in its...

Urbanna’s ‘big brass’ boundary brouhaha: Part 4

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 Part 4 By now everyone in the charming town of Nimcock had taken sides. Who could not take a side? Everyone was talking about “the big brass...

Urbanna’s ‘big brass’ boundary brouhaha: Part 3

Part 1 • Part 2 Part 3 The lawyers had been selected, the distinguished Ronald E. Widget (who some in the county felt was totally unscrupulous) and the candy Enos F. Screwd, (who was known...

The ‘big brass’ boundary brouhaha continues

Part 1 Part 2 A  week or two passed by with not much more interchange between the Army and the Navy much to Nimcock’s relief. No one liked blow-ups between neighbors because it gave Nimcock...

The ‘big brass’ boundary brouhaha

(Editor’s note: Before passing away this month, “One Woman’s Opinion” columnist Mary Wakefield Buxton completed a special five-part series, “The Nimcock Chronicles.” The following column is the first in the series.) FIRST IN A...

‘Fall: Time to count life’s multitude of blessings’

Every once in a while life delivers a truckload of troubles. I have noticed as we age, these troubles worsen in scope and frequency. Sometimes we feel so discouraged with so much bad...

‘Message to my grandson on the loss of Charlie Kirk’

When I heard about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and how so many young Americans were upset at his loss I wondered. I had never heard of Charlie Kirk. And yet I read...

Amazing Mitchell Map Muddle, conclusion

  Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 Part 6 • Part 7 • Part 8 • Part 9 Part 10 The next day Stickler made a visit to the commonwealth attorney’s office. “I happen to be aware of the fact that...

Merrypen on recent drama: ‘What a fine kettle of fish!’

  Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 Part 6 • Part 7 • Part 8 Part 9 Merrypen sat in front of her computer in her home on Kent Street in the historical town of Urbanna, Virginia (founded 1680),...

Whiz, Snark, Aunt Pigtail, Wag, Wiggles share Charleston moments

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 Part 6 • Part 7 Part 8 Whiz had arrived in Charleston and was sitting with her Aunt Pigtail in her lovely historical home enjoying a chat to catch up...