I have dreams of being organized and disciplined in my writing with everything neatly catalogued and filed away under proper headings. But oh, dear me! I’ve got notebooks crammed with copies of poems or stories sold, sample copies of magazines in which said stories or poems appeared, notebooks filled with my writings which editors bought […]
Aug 14, 2013
Small Comforts
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How many of us have those small habits or routines that give us a sense of stability? I can hear echoes from the past when people would say about someone else, “she’s getting old and set in her ways.” Oh, heaven forbid! My stars and garters! Is that me? And then I leap to […]
Aug 12, 2013
A Cup of Coffee, a Good Book..
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My family frequents the library. So do I. Libraries have always been one of my favorite places because so many of my friends live there–books!! On another website, a writer and I chatted about libraries. She said she feels very comfortable in a library. So do I. There I can meet with Jim Qilleran (Lilian […]
Aug 10, 2013
The Girl and the Grumpy Old Goat
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When I was a child, my parents, younger brother and I lived for a time on a farm far back in the woods. Trees and bushes and thickets surrounded our house and barn. This is the same place that had the long driveway which was a good race track for a black horse and me. […]
Aug 9, 2013
Rainy Day Ramble
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When we start to count flowers, we cease to count weeds; When we start to count blessings, we cease to count needs; When we start to count laughter, we cease to count tears; When we start to count memories, we cease to count years. […]
Aug 7, 2013
Grapes and Green Growing Things
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Yesterday was one of those whirlwind days but a good day in every way. Even going to the dentist wasn’t bad as I am convinced I have the most gentle dentist around. Then lunch at my brother’s and sister’s-in-law house and I was the recipient of gifts from their garden. Okra, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers! All […]
