Aha! I Found You

Cleaning out and organizing the writings I’ve done through the years has its rewards. Among the many papers and books stored in my garage, I’ve found poems, a few songs, Sunday School lessons, and stories that I wrote so many years ago, I had forgotten them. It was fun to re-read, sort of like meeting […]

Day’s End

Day’s End

What is there about the ending of the day that makes me want to gather all my family in, eat supper together, and sit around visiting? Maybe it’s because that’s what I grew up with.  

First Day of Summer

Happy first day of summer and the longest day of the year. I sure hate to mention this disturbing fact but now the days will start getting a wee bit shorter and shorter until September and the first day of fall and then, on September 22, the days and nights are equal. Next, you guessed […]

Where There’s a Will…

Squirrels are interesting little animals, smart and quick, and I like them fine as long as they stay away from digging and chewing my plants and robbing the bird feeder. I have a squirrel-proof feeder and it works better than any I’ve ever had, but, believe it or not, the wily squirrels have found a […]

Friday Thoughts

This is a cloudy day when the weather can’t seem to make up its mind whether to rain or just remain murky. I’m watching a curious cardinal just outside my living room window. He’s fascinated by the grape vine growing up the porch support. I wonder if he finds tiny insects or maybe tender vines […]

I Wonder Why

Sometimes, I try to figure people out. Do you? I wonder why somebody said or did something, especially something troubling. Do you know anybody who really likes to make you feel guilty about something you may or may not have said or done?   I’ll admit to being an armchair psychologist at times. It’s fun up […]