We all need encouragement now and then; a pat on the back, a reminder that things will get better, a compliment for a job well done or even a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Being a writer is a lonely business; it’s just me and that computer page, daring me to […]
Jun 19, 2013
A Page to Be Written
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The sun shining against my neighbor’s tree  across the street mottles the trunk in gold light and leaf shadows. Around that trunk two small furry figures chase each other; round and round, nosing up the tree, nosing down, tails flicking. I wonder what the day’s plans are for these two squirrels? And at the end […]
Jun 13, 2013
Hollyhock Girl
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How many of you ladies remember making hollyhock dolls? One wilted bloom for the head, a full blossom for the dress and there was a flowery girl, all dressed up for a party. Â Hollyhocks are old-timey flowers. Mom had lots of hollyhocks by her garden gate when I was a child. I believe that Ma […]
Jun 9, 2013
Fount of Wisdom
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Did you ever look in the mirror and wonder just who was that old gray-haired person looking back at you? I have. And, after checking to see who had come up behind me, realized there was no one there but me. Wasn’t it Robert Burns who said something like, “Oh, that God the gift would […]
Jun 7, 2013
Creature from the Black Lagoon
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The sun is throwing long tree shadows across my neighbor’s house and lawn. An early morning jogger went past my window and the yellow and white cat is still out exploring. I overslept. The reason? I stayed up really late last night watching a 1954 black and white movie, “The Creature from the Black Lagoon.” […]
May 30, 2013
Rainy Day Ramble
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Rain! I woke to the sound of it, pouring off the eaves. Lightning flashed, thunder rolled across the heavens and I decided, as my dad used to say, it was “gettin’ up time”. So here I am, up before the birds. Are the other people on my street still sleeping? Probably so. And what about […]
