This is a beautiful Sunday morning. The wind is blowing, probably going to bring in thunderstorms tonight, but today, it’s bringing in hay fever time! Sneezes, itchy eyes, runny nose. Yuk! It makes a person feel prickly and uncomfortable and irritable. All you fellow hay fever sufferers, you have my sympathy. The only good thing […]
Oct 6, 2021
Migration
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Have you seen or heard any wild geese flying over? They’re a pretty good sign of changing weather. Spring and fall, those geese fly to their new locations, giving us a warning that another season is upon us. Migration High up in the sky last night, A promise winged its wedge-shaped flight; A promise of […]
Oct 4, 2021
A Few Sizes Too Small
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I just got to thinking about words. We use them every day. Written or spoken, we can’t get along without them. So, with all the beautiful words to choose from, why do some of us use ugly, degrading, base words? Is it to get a reaction? To show that we’re really up with the times? […]
Oct 1, 2021
Welcome, Glad October
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You October people chose a wonderful month to be born. It’s a golden month, with the fragrance of apples and chrysanthemums, the time of harvest and tucking in of plants and insects readying for a winter’s sleep. Your birthstone is the fabled opal. Read about it. It has a fascinating history. And, of course, your […]
Sep 30, 2021
Small Courtesies, Day Brighteners
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I remember a nice surprise in my mailbox a while back. Among the bills and circulars was a small, white envelope with my name on it. Inside was a simple thank you note from my neighbor, telling me how much her little daughter liked the two children’s books I gave her. What I gave was […]
Sep 27, 2021
Little House
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A touch of whimsy this morning, perhaps brought on by September ending. There’s a little house in a shady wood ‘Neath a sheltering great oak tree; It’s a secret place that’s hid away That nobody knows, but me. But if you were to peek inside, You’d find a welcome there With a cup of tea […]
