It is so chilly this morning that I turned on the furnace! And yesterday, I had the fireplace going. I love these fall days when there’s just a bit of a nip in the air. I put a rug in front of the fireplace, imagining Nemo basking there, warming his furry toes. Does he sleep on […]
Oct 25, 2015
When Tragedy Strikes
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My thoughts are with my home state of Oklahoma this morning and the tragedy that struck in Stillwater yesterday. I’m sure you have heard about the car that plowed into a group of people watching the Oklahoma State homecoming parade. How could such a thing happen? Crowds had gathered to celebrate and cheer on their team […]
Oct 22, 2015
The Ballad of Nemo and the Squirrels
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I’m a devoted watchdog, valiant and kind […]
Oct 21, 2015
A Writer’s Psalm
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Bless the Lord, O my writing. May all my plots and characters praise the One who put the love of writing in my heart. The earth, O Lord, contains a multitude of books. Verily, it overflows with the written word so that they bump into each other and crowd upon the shelves. Large is the competition; Great […]
Oct 20, 2015
Monsters Attack
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Never mind that they are minute. Size doesn’t matter. They are mean. They are yucky. They are decidedly an unwelcome, biting nuisance. Oak tree mites have descended on NWA and also Oklahoma. http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/yikes-oak-tree-mites-bring-chigger-like-bite-outbreak-from/article_23003330-d5bf-5399-9e60-8ceeed670b5b.html The first inkling I had of their unwelcome presence was seeing them on my bird baths in the back yard. Small, white […]
Oct 18, 2015
In Between
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I heard an interesting thought on TV last night. Isn’t it amazing how a person can hear or read an idea, just a simple phrase, and it is an “Aha” moment? Anyway, it was about what appears on tombstones. (Don’t worry; this isn’t going to be mournful.) Usually, a person’s birth day is on the stone, […]
