I love the times my family fills my house and I hear the children’s laughter. I love company, for that matter, visiting with friends or family. More often, my house is far too quiet. I don’t need to search out a quiet spot to sit and think because the whole house is just that. As […]
Oct 1, 2013
Fantastic Foggy Fracas
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O suns and skies and flowers of June, Count all your boasts together, Love loveth best of all the year October’s bright blue weather. –Helen Hunt Jackson Right on time, October steps onto the world scene, bringing with her blue skies, colorful leaves, and crisp autumn mornings. Oh, […]
Sep 30, 2013
Squirrel Wisdom
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Yesterday, when I wrote about the rain and how it inspired me to bake chocolate chip cookies, a pie crust, and stir up some fudge, I was reminded of one of my favorite children’s books, Thunder Cake. Have any of you parents or grandparents or retired teachers ever read it to your children? When Sara was […]
Sep 27, 2013
Apology
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Apologies to all my readers! I am still among the living. My internet connection decided to take a hike. It’s back with me this morning so if it stays on (fingers crossed) I’ll finally post that blog about the Cozy Critique later today. It was really a fun critique! As they used to stay in […]
Aug 25, 2013
The World Is Mine
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Do you ever have days when the blues sit on your shoulder and plague every step, days when you think, “Poor me” or “If only”? I suppose those gray days come to all of us. Like a swarm of vicious mosquitoes, when one negative thought attacks, they all come calling . Do you know what I […]
