Yesterday was one of those whirlwind days but a good day in every way. Even going to the dentist wasn’t bad as I am convinced I have the most gentle dentist around. Then lunch at my brother’s and sister’s-in-law house and I was the recipient of gifts from their garden. Okra, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers! All […]
Aug 6, 2013
An Old-Fashioned Flower
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Do you ever experience a brief flashback? I mean, really fleeting, not even a memory but a feeling, a picture, a scent maybe, that is a past moment in time? It is so elusive that it’s gone before you can name it. That’s the way I am about moss rose and Ma Latty’s front porch […]
Aug 5, 2013
Looking Up
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It is always nice to be able to afford onlookers a moment of levity. Yesterday just such an opportunity came my way and who was I to pass it up? It all started like this: my family and I went out to eat at a nice, nearby restaurant after church. Other people had the same […]
Aug 4, 2013
Meanderings
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Yesterday was one of those days when I didn’t do much besides sit at my computer. Although it looked like I was just sitting, believe me, I was working–hard! I went with a teenager named Jay as he faced a bully at school and agonized with his parents on how to deal with the problem. […]
Aug 3, 2013
A Noble Steed
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A noble steed stands regally in my living room. He is truly regal in every sense of the word because he is: honest, he doesn’t claim to be more than he is, an humble, hand-made rocking horse; dignified, no matter what indignities he endures, the teeth of a mettlesome puppy, a youngster who decides he […]
Aug 2, 2013
A Merry Heart
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King Solomon assures us that a merry heart does us as much good as taking a medicine. A member of my family whose name I won’t mention because I don’t want to embarrass him, pretty much bears that out. He is the most upbeat, cheerful person, making the best of every situation. He reminds me […]
