Yesterday morning, I picked up the phone and heard four beautiful voices singing,” Happy Birthday to you.” It was Matt, Dawn, Sara, and Nathan, starting my day off right. And, the whole day was like that–full of happy surprises. Phone calls, birthday cards in the mail, email wishes, a visit from Peg (she didn’t know […]
Apr 25, 2014
A Drift of Snow
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It’s thirty-nine degrees this morning and there’s a snowdrift by my front door! Actually, it’s a snowy drift of azaleas. It is so beautiful this year that it does, indeed, resemble actual snow. And, just in case we were getting tired of temperatures in the 70s and touching 80, the Lord sent us a reminder […]
Apr 24, 2014
The Buzz About Bees
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Yes, indeed, bees were one of the things we Cozy Critters discussed yesterday. Critiques are always a fun time and topics are far-ranging, but we actually do zero in on writing and books too. Jane read us the continuing adventures of Murphy the Puddle Duck. We are encouraging her to put these stories into a book. […]
Apr 23, 2014
No Pecksniffians Allowed
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“I found Mom’s old yellow coffee pot on the counter in the kitchen. By the time she appeared, I was warming my hands around a steaming cup. I poured her a mugful.” “She pulled the coffee canister off the shelf. To her way of thinking, in all times of stress, coffee helped restore normalcy.” “I […]
Apr 22, 2014
Perspectives
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To anyone looking at the puddle under the eaves yesterday morning, it was just that–a rain puddle; but to Sara, when she was small, it was a wonderful wading pool. She delighted in splashing through it after a spring rain. To me, it was just two tacos and an order of cinnamon twists, but to […]
Apr 17, 2014
A Little of This and of That
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Tiny black intruders have, once again, invaded my kitchen. Black ants do this every spring. I’m not sure why they do. They seem to have no purpose. They dash off in one direction, stop, and run in the opposite direction. They wander here and there, always at top speed, always going somewhere but I don’t […]
