It was a gray and lowering day. Clouds seemed to almost touch the ground, blotting out the light and making trees into shadowy shapes. It was the kind of day to stay inside the house, light a fire, and lose myself within the pages of a book. Only, I couldn’t do that because there was […]
May 24, 2025
Rainy Day Nostalgia
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This long weekend is off to a wet start. Rain puts me in a nostalgic mood and I think of what a rainy morning may have been like on the Latty farm when my mother was a young girl. My grandfather always went to the barn to milk while the morning was still as dark […]
Apr 19, 2025
Stormy Weather
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This morning is wet–very wet and the sound of rain is punctuated by thunder. Early this morning, a tornado touched down on the western edge of Springdale. So far as I know, it didn’t do a whole lot of damage, but definitely, some. Tomorrow is Easter–the most joyful holiday of the year for Christians. Shouldn’t […]
Jul 7, 2024
Intruder
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Miss Tootsie glanced at the three women who sat in front of the fireplace with her. The small blaze still put out some warmth but they were all three wrapped in quilts or afghans. The chill Miss Tootsie felt seemed to have seeped all the way into her bones. “You know, never in all […]
Dec 4, 2022
Little Cedar and the Big Storm
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Fierce winds tugged at Little Cedar. His scrawny boughs bent and swayed but he dug his roots deeper and hung onto the rock buried beneath the mountain soil. “The wind is so cold,” said Little Cedar. He shivered from his topmost limb to the bottom of his twisted trunk. “It must be nearly Christmas again.” […]
Dec 1, 2022
A Wild Ride
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Agnes pushed away from the table. “We’ve got to try. We’ll take the animals. I won’t leave Maybelle here when she’s so frightened. Let’s get our coats.” The drive down the mountain into town was one that neither Agnes nor Clara would ever forget. Rain came down faster than the wipers could clear the windshield. […]
