Cozy Sleuths Darcy and her mom, Flora is her name, never wanted fortune and never asked for fame, But, somehow, mysteries find them, in one way or another, and danger is the neighborhood of Darcy and her mother. A lovely, sunny Sunday in the magic month of May, finds them getting ready for their Decoration […]
Sep 27, 2023
I Wonder Sometimes–Do You?
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I met a former student and her mother coming out of a store here in town. I thought the mom looked familiar and when I saw the Oklahoma car tag, I asked if they were from Tahlequah. “Yes,” she answered. I told her my name and asked if she had a little girl in my […]
Sep 26, 2023
An Earful
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Life with Nemo is a learning situation. He is basically a very healthy little guy but, having said that, he has become well acquainted with his favorite veterinarian throughout his long life. Yesterday was another visit to the clinic. When I got back from a short out of town trip Saturday, I noticed Nemo’s right […]
Sep 25, 2023
Fog
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It’s foggy this morning with heavy fog warnings. So, I’m re-posting a fog poem from a few years back. Foggy Fracas The door swung softly open, And, swirling soundlessly, Many misty visitors Soon encircled me. My silent guests seemed sullen, Swathed in dripping gowns; They fixed their watery eyes on me And frowned their dripping […]
Sep 23, 2023
Jump Right In To Fall
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Happy first day of fall. In kindergarten rooms across the nation, I’m thinking there are changes. A fall decoration, doubtless, adorns the door. Inside, children and teacher step into a new unit on autumn. My kindergarteners learned math, science, language skills through units. They would look for signs of changing seasons and fall was a […]
Sep 20, 2023
Unchanging
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Do you ever feel that change is happening in such a whirl that you want to reach out and grab today and tell changing times to slow down for a bit until you can catch your breath? Change–it happens all around us. Sometimes I feel as if I’m running and never catching up. Is […]
