This is a morning of confessions with the coffee. The coffee is hot and strong. The confessions? Maybe not so much. In fact, they probably don’t amount to a hill of beans to most people but, in the interest of openness and honesty, I feel that I must bare my soul. Ready? I confess that […]
Apr 14, 2018
The Ballad of Nemo and the Squirrels
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I’m a devoted watchdog, valiant and kind […]
Apr 11, 2018
Speedy, Dinah, Bucky and Me
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When you have a good thing going, why would you try to change it? Remember the phrase, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it”? I wonder that about a lot of things. One thing that puzzles me is why manufacturers or agencies change an advertisement that is working fine. Sometimes after watching a flashy commercial complete with all […]
Apr 10, 2018
What Lay Beneath the Moonlight?
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What Lay Beneath the Moonlight? An ancient church, deserted now, lay in a silv’ry light, Keeping watch o’er those who slept throughout the silent night. Did shadows move among the stones, was evil lurking near? Or was it just the moonlight and an old, remembered fear? Secrets lay beneath the soil that none alive now […]
Apr 8, 2018
A Frog and a Toad and Life
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The adventures of a small, green frog and a little brown toad inspired a generation or two or three of children and they also inspired me. Although a fictional series by Arnold Lobel, these small amphibians taught me some real life lessons I’ve never forgot. In the first place, Frog and Toad were friends and […]
Apr 7, 2018
Trying to Decide About Decisions
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Decisions–we can’t get through life without making them. Some decisions are fun, like deciding on the color of a dress or whether to plant impatiens or begonias. Some decisions can be changed–the dress and flowers, for instance. But some decisions are pretty much forever and have far-reaching consequences. A few choices we are called upon […]
