I’ve known for quite some time that squirrels are accomplished acrobats. They are also cute, lively, industrious and destructive. But, I didn’t know until this week that they like to eat paint. My newly painted storage room developed bare spots just under the eaves. What on earth caused them? The building had been beautifully painted just […]
Jun 13, 2016
A Lazy, Rainy Yesterday
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Yesterday, I heard thunder while in Sunday school. Sure enough, when the class was over and I came out of the church building, the humidity hit me like steam. Rain fell almost all morning and part of the afternoon but that was fine. It was a good backdrop for Dawn’s birthday lunch. Rain, sun, and […]
Jun 11, 2016
Where the Lost Things Are
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My friend Jane has some interesting dreams and sometimes uses them in a story or poem. I do too, occasionally. Last night, I had a most interesting dream about a 1967 Ford Mustang. My husband and I bought the Mustang brand-new, straight off the showroom floor. It was beautiful, small, shiny brown with a leather-look brown interior […]
Jun 9, 2016
My Meadow, Nature’s Canvas
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When my husband, son and I lived in Oklahoma, our house had a meadow in back. I named our home and acres Manos Meadows. I loved that meadow. It was never the same from season to season. This is another feature story I did for The Tahlequah Daily Press, many years ago. Autumn moves through the meadow, […]
Jun 8, 2016
A Spot of Sunshine in a Gray Day
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As you know, I once wrote for The Tahlequah Daily Press. Recently, I ran onto this story I did for them many years ago and thought you might enjoy it. A wise woman once said, “I decided long ago that I would never be wealthy. In fact, I knew that I would never have much money. […]
Jun 7, 2016
The Robin Who Refused to Leave Home
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Home is many things to many people. Generally speaking, it’s a place where one feels loved, accepted, safe, and happy. Never having been a bird, but observing them flying about, I’d say home for them is usually a warm, high nest with plenty of worms or seeds or mealworms. Mealworms? Not in a robin’s natural diet but […]
