I learned a new word the other day: hygge. If you’d like to read more about it, it’s in The Farmer’s Almanac. Just click on the link. The word comes to us from Denmark, which has long, cold, dark winters. Just as a friendly hug warms the heart, so does the Norwegian hygge. They dress […]
Jul 26, 2021
The Cane Break
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The Cane Break Don’t ever go into the cane break at night When the wind is wild and the moon shines bright. When the birds are still and the river moans, And the cane stalks rattle like old, dry bones. You might encounter an Anjeofust, A strange, weird critter the color of dust, Or a […]
Jul 23, 2021
Melody Mouse Means Business
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Melody Mouse Melody, a small, gray mouse, lived inside a people house along with many mousey others: mother, cousins, sisters, brothers. “To be alert, you must be able. The cat may lurk by chair or table,” her mother told small Melody. “So, exercise; eat carefully.” Now, exercise, for Melody, was dancing very regularly. Her friends […]
Jul 21, 2021
That Personal Touch
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It is rare to call a business phone and get an actual person, but when I do, I rejoice! I realize that I’m old-fashioned and some of you young’uns won’t believe me, but I recall a time when there was an actual operator on the line who asked, “Number, please?” I also remember a time […]
Jul 20, 2021
I Think I Know You
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I saw one of my old college professors the other day, even though he has been dead a good number of years. Actually, I didn’t see him but I saw someone who reminded me of the long ago prof. Not that he looked like the person of my college years, but his way of speaking […]
