“Joys come from simple and natural things; mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.” […]
Jun 22, 2013
Johnny Appleseed–er–Hollyhock
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I like flowers of all kinds; wildflowers, tame flowers, flowers with a tendency to do their own thing. And I like flower surprises; those blooms that pop up here and there where no one planted them. I have a theory about that. I admit it is a whimsical theory and probably borne of a wild […]
Jun 21, 2013
A Hunt for Wild Onions
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Onions were a part of nearly every meal my mother cooked. She told me about going to look for wild onions on the Latty Farm at Etta. At the time, she may have been ten or twelves years old. The following is by Susie Latty Day. “On a farm, each season brings its celebration of […]
Jun 20, 2013
The Optimistic Frog
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We all need encouragement now and then; a pat on the back, a reminder that things will get better, a compliment for a job well done or even a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Being a writer is a lonely business; it’s just me and that computer page, daring me to […]
Jun 19, 2013
A Page to Be Written
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The sun shining against my neighbor’s tree across the street mottles the trunk in gold light and leaf shadows. Around that trunk two small furry figures chase each other; round and round, nosing up the tree, nosing down, tails flicking. I wonder what the day’s plans are for these two squirrels? And at the end […]
Jun 18, 2013
Conclusion to Summer Work and Summer Fun
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Yesterday’s post told about how the Latty children helped on the farm after school was out for the summer. Today’s blog is a continuation of that. “After Papa cleared the fields, he planted corn. For the most part, he planted his corn in rows but one field he planted in checks. He laid out the […]
