So many things for which to be thankful! It’s good to remember them every day of the year, not only at Thanksgiving. To my way of thinking, thankful people are healthier, happier, and a whole lot more fun to be around than old grumps! Don’t you agree? My generous Lord showers me with the invaluable […]
Nov 12, 2015
A Windy Day and Cozy Critters
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The wind blew the Cozy Critters to my door yesterday, ready to discuss reading and writing and many other things. If lightning and heavy rain had accompanied the wind, we would have been sure that we were about to be blown away. As it was, the sun broke through the clouds in the middle of our discussions (now isn’t that […]
Nov 11, 2015
Armistice Day
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It was a different kind of world in 1918. Woodrow Wilson was our 28th President. Postage stamps were three cents apiece, a loaf of bread cost a dime and a gallon of gasoline was eight cents. An epidemic of Spanish flu ravaged the country, causing more than 500,000 deaths. Some of the popular songs were […]
Nov 10, 2015
There’s Something in the Air
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Shy and busy meadow mouse, scamper to your tunnel house Something in the wind says, “Scurry! Seasons change; it’s time […]
Nov 9, 2015
Chilly Days, Warm Thoughts
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I could not believe the temperature this morning! Thirty-eight degrees! No wonder the furnace kicked on. Coffee is good any time of year but particularly in these chilly times. I’m on my second cup of Folgers this morning and it is very welcome. Wednesday will be Cozy Critique time. I am so looking forward to […]
Nov 8, 2015
Kicking Up Autumn Leaves
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Autumn is a funny thing, with thoughts of summer lingering. It is a time for looking back, reminiscing, tucking away those warm thoughts that must be kept for bringing out on winter’s bleakest days. I imagine in Etta Bend a hundred years ago, my mother and her sisters and little brother would be picking up walnuts […]
