When the jonquils bloom in the spring, I think of her–my sister Helen. Maybe it’s because of her March birthday or that, like the flowers, my sister was cheerful and welcoming. Helen was a person who made the world better and brighter, simply by being there. If someone had a problem, she did her best […]
Feb 12, 2026
Snow?
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Where did the snow go? For that matter, where did winter go? I probably shouldn’t ask that question because winter could come roaring back at any time. Right now, the weatherman must think it’s springtime. The hyacinth by my front steps, which is all of 20 years old, is blooming. So, evidently it has been […]
Jun 6, 2025
Fierce Winds
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This is a dark, rainy morning. Tornado warnings are out for parts of Oklahoma. Yesterday, parts of Texas experienced some pretty wicked storms. Usually, I wake up to the sound of doves calling, robins chirping, and the neighborhood woodpecker drumming out his breakfast of bugs. But not this morning. This morning I woke to the […]
May 20, 2025
Wicked Weather
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I’ve never seen such a wicked hailstorm as there was Sunday night. It wasn’t just a gentle rattle or two, but hunks of ice that mingled with a carpet of leaves blown off trees until leaves and hail covered the ground and the street. Sara, Nemo, and I spent part of the night in the […]
May 5, 2025
The Good Deed
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Sometimes good deeds have unintended consequences. Years ago, at our Manos Meadows home in Oklahoma, I found that out the hard way. It was spring and I was wandering around in the yard, enjoying the sound of birds singing and the feel of warm sunshine when I found a hapless little creature who had fallen […]
