This morning, as I look out of my front room window (I can’t keep from looking out, because my computer is in front of it) I see that autumn is really pretty far advanced. This old year is nearing the finish mark. The trees, having provided food, shade, and safety to little birds and animals, […]
Nov 12, 2025
No Acorns
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It’s fall, I have two oak trees and usually the ground under those trees has just about as many acorns as grass but this year? Nope. No acorns and that has me worried. Why no acorns? The only answer I can figure out is it must have been the terrible hail storm we had last […]
Nov 10, 2025
Falling Leaves
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Leaves are falling like rain this morning, coming straight down with very little wind. Last night left no doubt that summer has flown for yet another season. The temperature dropped way below freezing, into the low twenties and that’s cold! Matt brought in Agnes the Asparagus Fern last night as she can’t take the cold […]
Nov 9, 2025
When the Blues Come Calling
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I imagine that all of us, at times, are subject to bouts of the blues. The reasons are as varied as people but for whatever reason, having the blues is no fun at all. When that dreary mood comes calling, one remedy I have is to write. Sometimes brief flights of fancy will be enough […]
Nov 8, 2025
The Midnight Corn Field
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The Cornfield in the Moonlight by Blanche Manos The cornfield in the moonlight, when the shadows dance and sway Is not the same at midnight as it is throughout the day. The field is hushed at midnight; the world has gone to sleep, But the cornstalks nod and rustle at the mysteries they keep. Who […]
Oct 28, 2025
A Noise in the Night
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This is an excerpt from my current work in progress: Miss Tootsie glanced at the three women who sat in front of the fireplace with her. The blaze had died down and although it still put out some warmth, they were all three wrapped in quilts or afghans. The chill Miss Tootsie felt seemed […]
