Do you ever get the feeling that someone is watching you? Yesterday, that was not only a feeling, it was a fact. Mr. Gray, atop the mailbox posts, had his feline eyes directed right at my window. I like to think he was guarding the house against lions and tigers, and all other impossible threats. […]
Jul 30, 2014
Wednesday Wanderings
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Sometimes, I get a subtle reminder that I’m not a teenager any more, and that this isn’t the 1950s or 1960s. These reminders come about in a variety of ways. Yesterday, in an email, I mentioned someone being mercurial, rather like quicksilver. Instantly, a Doris Day song started running through my memory, “You slipped through […]
Jul 28, 2014
Procrastinators, Enigmas, and Puzzling People
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For a long time, my storage building has needed painting. Particularly, the door needs painting. Painting is a warm weather job, mostly, because, honestly, who wants to paint with a cold north wind numbing hands and nose? No longer do I want to look at that storage room with the peeling paint and think, “I […]
Jul 26, 2014
A Perfect Summer Day
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An interesting discovery this morning: the musical note of the mourning dove I heard in the backyard is C. Wondering just what it was, I checked it out on the piano. Do all doves call in C? I don’t even want to find out! Speaking of birds, there were at least two tiny and featherless tragedies […]
Jul 23, 2014
Those Wonderful Feelings of Success
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It doesn’t take much to float my boat. Little things that don’t matter a rip to anyone else, really make my day. Seeing my son walk through my door gives me a lift (the same goes for my DIL and grands). Being with people who share my interests is a real picker-upper. Reading inspirational articles, tips by other writers on how […]
Jul 22, 2014
Manos Miscellany
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Do you ever find it difficult to zero in on one subject or capture a coherent thought long enough to deal with it because of the many things popping in and out of your mind like a nervous jack rabbit? That’s my dilemma this morning. Much waits for my attention today while I’m still gathering up the threads from […]
