School Daze

School Daze

Here in Arkansas, it’s back to school for many children this morning. And, teachers and school staff. The first day of school is always  exciting and for little ones who are going to school for the first time, it’s sometimes fearful. For parents, a mixture of sadness, fearfulness, hopefulness, gladness, and a fervent wish for […]

Rainfall

The Rain Came Down

The Rain Came Down

Last night, we got a wonderful, refreshing rain. Everyone except Nemo appreciates it. I hear a bird out front singing away and in back, a little wren voices his approval. Grass has greened overnight and my poor flowers, what the squirrels didn’t eat, are grateful. I can tell. This Friday is the last one in […]

And, On That Note

Yesterday, I talked about words, their power, and the way we use them. On that note, I’d like to give my view of how these words many times are used to divide and infiltrate, to promote dissention and hatred.  Books, movies, news stories that concentrate on past wrongs, evils, shameful laws are supposed to be […]

Waiting for the Other Shoe

I got up far too early this morning. Maybe I’m like my dad in that respect. He was a true believer in early to bed, early to rise. In fact, he went to bed with the chickens and thought everyone else should too. His stubborn children, as well as his wife, didn’t agree. Dad had […]

Lazy Summer

Lazy Summer

Lazy Summer by Blanche Manos Slumber softly, summer cat,  Dozing in the sunbeams, Needing neither rhyme nor reason To be one with the season, Tawny, yawny, warm and mellow, Sun-drenched days and cat of yellow, Loving lazy daydreams.