My neighbor’s tulip tree across the street is putting out buds on this mild-mannered Monday. Soon it’ll blossom. That’s the only tree I know that puts out the lavender and white flowers before it puts out any leaves. As I’ve mentioned, robins are back (far too early because a lot of them will starve if we have […]
Feb 8, 2015
Moonlight Can Be Murder
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Moonlight Can Be Murder A Ned McNeil Cozy Mystery by Blanche Day Manos My car’s headlights cut a yellow swath through the swirling snow. Forty years ago, Uncle Javin’s driveway had not seemed so long but memories dim with time. Gray clouds […]
Feb 5, 2015
Warm Hearts, Snow Dusting
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A dusting of snow lies across my deck like a drift of talcum powder. The temperature sank below freezing last night and everything outside is cold! Bird feeders are full so when the feathered and furry creatures wake up, they can at least get some fuel in their tummies. As Peg and I journeyed to […]
Feb 1, 2015
A Face in the Crowd
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It’s raining this morning, not a hard rain but more of a drizzle. The weather reminds me of Ireland and the almost daily rain last October. When I think of Ireland (which is often) I remember the people. The impression I got was that they are busy, hurrying to go here or there. Especially in […]
Jan 29, 2015
Thoughtful Thursday
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Believe it or not, there are two robins on my neighbor’s lawn. They do this every year–appear before warm weather. Robins are carnivorous. They will eat seeds but I’m not sure how well they digest them. Does anybody know? And each year, many robins die because snow or ice cover the ground and they can’t […]
Jan 27, 2015
It Could Have Been Worse
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I’ve noticed of late that a certain phrase has become a standard part of my vocabulary. I used it this morning when I saw from the news report that last night’s blizzard in the Northeast, although bad enough, was not quite as fierce as had been predicted. When I looked at last month’s gas bill, […]
