This first cup of coffee is having a tough time making inroads on pre-dawn drowsiness. But, reinforced by a second cup of steaming brew, I’m counting on the caffeine. Do you ever watch a commercial that must have taken an astounding amount of money to produce and, when it finishes, wonder what it was promoting? I remember […]
Jul 27, 2015
Yesterday’s Heir
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Outside, the sun shone on an ordinary July day. Inside the Convention Center was an entirely different matter. A few steps took me from the present time in NWArkansas into past years and places, other times, forgotten memories. The magic carpet was an antique show. The show was a walk-through lesson in history and geography. […]
Jul 25, 2015
A Merry Heart
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“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” (Proverbs 17:22). So, in the face of dire daily events and even direr predictions, how under the sun can one be merry? One has to look for ways! When I was much younger, I had the idea that when I grew older, I’d be plump and merry, […]
Jul 24, 2015
The View From My Front Porch
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This is not my front porch. It is a front porch. But the view is not too different from mine. I like front porches. They aren’t as popular as they once were. Maybe it’s because we have so little time to come and sit a spell, talk things over with friends, or just simply stop and look at […]
Jul 23, 2015
When Critters Get Together
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We managed a cozy critique yesterday between showers. Three of our critters couldn’t make it but three could and we had a lot to share. Jane brought a lovely painting, an old-fashioned little boy that she had painted using multi-media, pen and ink and colored pencils. She also brought a sheet for us writers to […]
Jul 22, 2015
Hospitality
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Hospitality:taking care of your guests, anticipating their needs. So says the dictionary. It’s easy to see how the word hospital relates or hospice or hostel. But, doesn’t that sound kind of cold and sterile to you? It does to me simply because I can’t see the smiling faces or the warm handshakes or hugs that go […]
