Folklore is fun to read and fascinating to think how all those old beliefs got started. Or, maybe they weren’t really beliefs, just something to hang onto to try to make sense of nature. Anyway, here are a few having to do with rain or storms. By the way, this is St. Swithin’s Day. Who […]
Jul 12, 2025
What Was That Growl?
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A growl woke me this morning. Was Nemo growlinig? I opened my eyes. No, he was still snoozing peacefully. The growl came again and I realized it was thunder! I’m up, drinking coffee now and thunder still mumbles and crashes through the dark sky. Rain falls too. Maybe it will settle this Saharan dust that […]
Jul 11, 2025
Nancy and Me
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Nancy and me and a mystery makes three. As a youngster, I learned many things from Nancy Drew besides what was on the pages of her books; I learned that Nancy was the kind of girl I would like to be. Nancy was a magnet who attracted mysteries. To anyone else, clocks were clocks and […]
Jul 10, 2025
Poe and Me
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Something weird is in the air. It’s in my nose and ears and hair. Last night, I read a lot of Poe, and now, I can’t talk right no mo’. The things I say come out in rhyme; not just once, but all the time. The sun is shining, bright as can be; the whole […]
