For goodness sake, it is not a foregone conclusion that all is doom and gloom. I refuse to budge an inch from my belief that all will be well. All the phrases in italics are attributed to William Shakespeare, that great master of words, who was born on this day in 1564 and died on this day in […]
Apr 21, 2025
Hummingbirds
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Has a family of hummingbirds decided my back yard maple would be a good place for a nest? I’ve never seen a cat in that maple, but I’ve seen lots of squirrels. Maybe the tiny birds have attached their nest to a limb that’s too fragile for the weight of a squirrel. One can only […]
Apr 20, 2025
The Tree with Special Blossoms
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The following story is an excerpt from The Heritage of Etta Bend, a story my mother told me about her childhood in northeast Oklahoma. The “I” is my mother, Susie Latty Day. Mom told me this story and I wrote it to be included in The Heritage of Etta Bend in 1989. It was spring, […]
Apr 19, 2025
Stormy Weather
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This morning is wet–very wet and the sound of rain is punctuated by thunder. Early this morning, a tornado touched down on the western edge of Springdale. So far as I know, it didn’t do a whole lot of damage, but definitely, some. Tomorrow is Easter–the most joyful holiday of the year for Christians. Shouldn’t […]
Apr 18, 2025
Why Is It Good?
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Today is Good Friday; a German word for it is Karfreitag, sorrowful Friday. Some people believe it once was called God’s Friday. It was the day Jesus died for sinful humanity and is the beginning of the Easter weekend. I don’t like to think about the crucifixion. Oh, I love thinking about the Resurrection and the Lord’s […]
Apr 17, 2025
Wind and Weather
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The wind is blowing this morning, setting the grape vine on the porch swinging. Maybe it’s blowing in the change of weather for this weekend. Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be stormy. Weather fascinates me, whether it is rainy and stormy or cold and snowy. In each of my books, weather plays an important […]
