What is your favorite song of September? “Autumn Leaves”? “September in the Rain”? “September Song”? Do you find yourself humming or singing some of those tunes as the new month comes in? If this is your birth month, two lovely stones are yours: the sapphire and lapis lazuli. You can claim the bright aster and […]
Jun 13, 2025
Friday Thoughts
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This is a cloudy day when the weather can’t seem to make up its mind whether to rain or just remain murky. I’m watching a curious cardinal just outside my living room window. He’s fascinated by the grape vine growing up the porch support. I wonder if he finds tiny insects or maybe tender vines […]
Jun 1, 2025
June Bugs
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Are you a June Bug? If you’re one of those lucky people born this month, you’ve got a lot of good things going for you. First, there’s your birthstone–you have two of them! The pearl and the Alexandrite are yours. Flowers? Also two–the rose and the honeysuckle. So, you’re bright and shiny, have infinite value, […]
May 1, 2025
Look Out for the May Bee
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Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars. Maybe the light will dawn in people’s lives and we’ll all get along with each other. Maybe the news coming from the television will be only good. And then, again…maybe not. This is the month of May and if you see a strange-looking but busy little insect this month, […]
Apr 29, 2025
What a Nice Surprise!
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The herbs I planted in the container garden last year have all come back. They are green and minty smelling, just as healthy looking as they were last year. What a nice surprise! Last spring, I got some heirloom seeds from the museum downtown. The idea was that these would make plants that bees and […]
