Something else in our society became obsolete as of yesterday–the penny. As Bob Dylan said, “The times, they are a-changin’.” And, money is changing right along with everything else. Many people have been saving pennies for years–they have jars of pennies, from pennies of times long past, to bright and shiny pennies that look newly-minted. […]
Nov 12, 2025
No Acorns
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It’s fall, I have two oak trees and usually the ground under those trees has just about as many acorns as grass but this year? Nope. No acorns and that has me worried. Why no acorns? The only answer I can figure out is it must have been the terrible hail storm we had last […]
Nov 11, 2025
Armistice Day!
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It was a different kind of world in 1918. Woodrow Wilson was our 28th President. Postage stamps were two cents, a loaf of bread cost a dime and a gallon of gasoline was eight cents. An epidemic of Spanish flu ravaged the country, causing more than 500,000 deaths. Some of the popular songs were Over […]
Nov 10, 2025
Falling Leaves
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Leaves are falling like rain this morning, coming straight down with very little wind. Last night left no doubt that summer has flown for yet another season. The temperature dropped way below freezing, into the low twenties and that’s cold! Matt brought in Agnes the Asparagus Fern last night as she can’t take the cold […]
Nov 9, 2025
When the Blues Come Calling
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I imagine that all of us, at times, are subject to bouts of the blues. The reasons are as varied as people but for whatever reason, having the blues is no fun at all. When that dreary mood comes calling, one remedy I have is to write. Sometimes brief flights of fancy will be enough […]
Nov 8, 2025
The Midnight Corn Field
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The Cornfield in the Moonlight by Blanche Manos The cornfield in the moonlight, when the shadows dance and sway Is not the same at midnight as it is throughout the day. The field is hushed at midnight; the world has gone to sleep, But the cornstalks nod and rustle at the mysteries they keep. Who […]
