Yesterday is a part of forever, Bound up in a sheaf, which God holds tight— With glad days and sad days and bad days, which never Shall visit us more with their bloom and their blight, Their fullness of sunshine and sorrowful night Isn’t it strange how long a night can grow Ere morning […]
Jan 28, 2026
Oatmeal Muffins and Coffee
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I had a sudden yen for oatmeal muffins this morning, so I found a recipe and whisked some up. They are now baking. Along with bacon, coffee, and orange juice, that’ll be my Wednesday breakfast. Not sure what brought on this sudden yearning for oatmeal muffins, but it must have been the snow. Snow still […]
Aug 5, 2025
New Roof
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This August morning is still and golden–not a breeze stirring and so far, no smoke from Canada or dust from the Sahara. Thumps and bumps come from over my head. Remember the hailstorm that tore through more than a month ago? This new roof is the result of that. The small neighborhood cat is absent […]
Oct 14, 2024
A Morning Coffee Time
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If they were people, I’d say they were getting together for an early morning cup of coffee and a chat. As they were birds, the coffee doesn’t quite apply and the chat wasn’t all that friendly. Each morning, around 7:30, birds come to my two bird baths in the front yard. This morning, the robins […]
Aug 15, 2024
August Morning
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Watering plants on an early August morning has its rewards–for example, it’s the coolest time of the whole day! As I watch water stream from the hose into the thirsty ground, a school child dashes up the hill to catch his bus. Another child walks down the hill to catch a different bus. Is she […]
Jan 9, 2024
Whatever the Weather
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The morning is still dark and it’s nice to see the friendly lights from neighbors’ windows. I hope others find my lighted house to be the same. The weather is interesting. It has just started raining and there’s snow in the rain! So, what will the day be, weather-wise? We’ll just have to wait and […]
