Fine Feathered Friends

Myrtle, Minerva, and Maude were three good friends. Each week, they met at one of their houses to share tea, a bite of something sweet, and the latest news. Myrtle was a beautiful hen with red feathers; Minerva was equally lovely in feathers of brown and Maude’s feathers were a gorgeous, snowy white. To be […]

And So, This Morning…

Bacon and biscuits are in the oven–yes, I sometimes cook bacon in the oven and it turns out great. No one is stirring on my quiet street and I have yet to see a car go up or down the hill, and there’s a chance of rain for tonight and the weekend. I think the […]

Wind and Weather

The wind is blowing this morning, setting the grape vine on the porch swinging. Maybe it’s blowing in the change of weather for this weekend. Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be stormy. Weather fascinates me, whether it is rainy and stormy or cold and snowy. In each of my books, weather plays an important […]

Mid-April

Can it really almost be the middle of April! After a windy yesterday, this morning is calm and quiet. Not a leaf blowing on the trees and the sky is over-cast. It was slightly over-cast last night as Dawn and I drove out to see the beautiful, pink moon rise. We didn’t find the moon, […]

The Hundred Year Old Barn

The Hundred Year Old Barn A Fable By Blanche Day Manos The hundred year-old barn was home to a cow, a rooster, some hens, and a mule who pulled a plow. The days they spent in working; each one did his best, and when the sun sank from the sky, the animals needed rest. But, […]

The Tail of Buz the Fox

Buz the Fox by Blanche Manos You see, it might have happened this way: once upon a time, about two thousand years ago, some foxes dwelt in the hill country and plains around Bethlehem. I hate to tell you this, but it was their custom to follow, at a discreet distance, the flocks of sheep […]