(29) Thirty Days of Grateful Praise: Happenstance Flowers
Zinnias, cosmos, garden phlox, morning glories, and even a little cleome that hasn’t bloomed yet It’s probably pretty obvious that I love flowers. So much so that I’m willing to endure the inevitable...
View Article(30) Thirty Days of Grateful Praise: You
These springtime bluets seemed to be growing right out of the rock. They look delicate, but they are tough little buggers. If you click on my “About” link, you’ll see where I mention that I started my...
View Article478 Words About Why I Can’t Write
Several weeks ago, I read Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, a memoir by Anna Quindlen, a well-known journalist, columnist, and novelist. As I always do with a library book (since I don’t have to...
View ArticleGrateful Praise #1: Queen Anne’s Lace
Bug walking tightrope is NOT a chigger. I really enjoyed doing Thirty Days of Grateful Praise, and some of you seemed to fancy it as well. So I’ve decided to make it a regular feature (called simply...
View ArticleCaptured Curiosities #1
Most of you already know that forsythia blooms in April, sending out bright yellow flowered spikes, then the green leaves turn red in fall. Ours have several yellow blooms now which contrast nicely...
View ArticleGrateful Praise #2: The Star–My Christmas Story (and A Love Story, of Sorts)
It’s been almost three months since I last posted, and as is usual for that situation, I’ve made an already long time longer yet. That’s because the more time there is between posts, the more I feel...
View ArticleA Grand Day Out
Now, I could tell you that this is our REAL house. I could say that our doublewide trailer is just a decoy to hide our incredible wealth and that I never mentioned this house because, well…*sniff*…it...
View ArticleA Somewhat Less Than Cheery Post
A little chipper I captured earlier this spring Well, I’m still here, more or less, for better or for worse. I apologize for not commenting more on your blogs. I think about you often, but the truth...
View ArticleA Very Brief Update
Tom planted sunflowers for me this year. This one bloomed first—on the day I was diagnosed with cancer. I went out to clear my head after the doctor called, and this was the first thing I saw. I am...
View ArticleA Longer But Later-Than-It-Should-Be Update (Sorry!)
We are blessed with wild turkeys this year. Well, here I am at last, over three weeks post-mastectomy. I’m sorry to be so long in posting, but sitting at the computer was (and still is) a bit tiring....
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