So, California Chrome did not win the Triple Crown in horse racing yesterday. That makes me sad. I should not watch a horse race because I get too involved. Every horse is doing his best and I want them all to win which, of course, isn’t possible. I really did want the valiant horse with […]
Jun 7, 2014
Should We Build an Ark?
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Thunder woke me again this morning and, even at this late hour of 6 a.m., it’s still dark! The trees are restless, moving and murmuring under a dark sky. An intrepid dove calls from the back yard. I hope he found shelter in the honeysuckle vine. I imagine that most of the birds are in […]
Jun 5, 2014
A Sudden Shower
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There’s a scurry in the garden, There’s a rustle through the plants; There’s a scamper, scoot and scuttle Made by bustling bugs and ants. The mushroom’s an umbrella For a cabbage butterfly, And the pumpkin vine’s a shelter For a cricket hopping by. Then a rush of racing raindrops Patter, splatter in the grasses While […]
Jun 4, 2014
We 1940s Models
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A rare occurrence yesterday–I saw a car that is older than I am! And, like me, it was still truckin’ down the road. When I saw it approaching, my first thought was, Wow! What a beauty! Then, I pulled in behind it and found out it was a 1941 DeSoto. Does anybody remember the DeSotos? How […]
Jun 3, 2014
It’s About Time
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You know the most precious asset you have? Not money, nor stocks, nor IRAs nor houses. Your most valuable asset and mine is time! Every one of us, no matter how rich nor how poor has the same number of hours in the day. We can’t hoard those hours for later, can’t save them in […]
Jun 2, 2014
As the Rain Comes Down
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It’s a very good morning if you are a duck or a frog or – a writer. Rain is pouring and it’s a wonderful morning to travel to Ednalee, Oklahoma, and see what Nettie (or Ned, as her friends call her) is up to. In Ednalee, it’s not June, it’s December and Christmas is just around […]
