“A day that will live in infamy,” President Roosevelt said. And, indeed, it has and will. A sneak attack by Japanese aircraft against the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor triggered the United States’ entrance into World War II, December 7, 1941. As I watch old film clips and read first-hand accounts, I can imagine […]
Dec 4, 2024
Blame the Moon
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Feeling out of sorts? Mad at the world? Blame that silvery disc way up there above us. It’s the moon’s fault. The moon has such a strong hold on the earth that it causes the ebb and flow of tides, but does it influence people? We are 50% to 75% water, so how could it […]
Dec 1, 2024
A Shining New Month
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Happy birth month, all you December angels, everyone born in this first winter month. You really shine with turquoise as your birth stone and tanzanite as your second choice. By the way, your lovely color is blue. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Narcissus and poinsettia are your flowers. Two of everything for you! Here’s a fun […]
Nov 29, 2024
The Mystery of the White Mulberry
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The sign of fall ending that I watch for each year–the white mulberry tree is dropping its leaves. The white mulberry by my driveway keeps most of its leaves while maple and oak leaves are falling. Oh, it sheds a few here and there. But, suddenly, one day something tells it that now is the […]
Nov 28, 2024
Aroma of Pumpkin Pie
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Cornbread and biscuits are baked and crumbed, mixed with onion, celery, and sage, the makings for dressing. Cranberries are cooked and sitting in a bowl, red and sugary; yeast bread is inside the ‘frig, waiting to be popped into the oven this morning. Yesterday, Nathan was in the kitchen, stirring and measuring ingredients for a […]
Nov 27, 2024
A Lovely, Ordinary Day
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My granddaughter gave me a suncatcher. It is an ordinary pink glass dragonfly with an extraordinarily long tail. At the end of that tail is a small prism. I hung the suncatcher in my window and forgot it was there. Until one day as I was going about my chores, I noticed a rainbow on […]
