Nemo got to the door just as a tremendous crack of thunder rattled the window. I held the door open for him. He looked up at me and said, “You gotta be kidding.” We are in the middle of a pretty loud storm and his dilemma was needing to go out and being afraid to go […]
Mar 8, 2017
Thoughts of My Sister
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When the jonquils bloom in the spring, I think of her–my sister Helen. Maybe it’s because of her March birthday, maybe it’s because those first flowers are so welcome after winter and are such a cheerful sight. My sister was a cheerful, upbeat, lovely person. Some people make the world a better place simply by being. […]
Jan 20, 2017
Mysteries and Inaugural Moments in History
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A moment in time for our country–a new President takes the reins. I love the pomp and circumstance, the traditions, following a procedure that reaches back in history to the beginnings of a new nation, a nation that has been the bastion of freedom for more than 200 years. I like listening to the inaugural addresses […]
Feb 20, 2014
A Dab of Yellow Sunshine
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The wind is roaring in the treetops this morning. I don’t know if I’ve told you this, but I do not like to hear the wind. Also, the temperature is warm and we have a 40% chance for rain. That must mean that spring is near and it’s time to start being on alert for tornado […]
Jun 21, 2013
A Hunt for Wild Onions
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Onions were a part of nearly every meal my mother cooked. She told me about going to look for wild onions on the Latty Farm at Etta. At the time, she may have been ten or twelves years old. The following is by Susie Latty Day. “On a farm, each season brings its celebration of […]
Apr 24, 2013
A Meandering Mind
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FREE EBOOK ON AMAZON Remember that today and tomorrow you can download Grave Shift for your Kindle free of charge. I think that, instead of “musings”, this blog could aptly be called “meanderings” because my mind is going in four different directions this morning. For one thing, the cold snap did materialize and all I […]
