The Way To a Girl's Heart

You've long heard that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. But women are different—especially Southern Belles.

SBs, you understand, were born and carefully bred to be taken care of. Most of us are not especially good with a screwdriver or drill. I own a drill. I own a number of screwdrivers. I have a great tool bag that I bought at Ace Hardware in Tucson, but I'm really not sure what all those tools are that are languishing inside.

When a man walks into my house and says, "Oh, here, let me fix this for you," there's a high likelihood I'll follow him anywhere.

The new man in my life, whom we'll call the Jazzman, has just this attitude. He is always alert, when walking around my house, to the items that need attention, that need fixing or changing.

The next tool I'm going to give him is a broom, 'cause he's sweeping me off my feet!