November winds sweep up the leaves of October, tidying the yard for the snows of December. November people, you have reason to celebrate. Your beautiful birthstone is the yellow or amber topaz, a symbol of honor, strength, longevity, and wisdom. Your flower is the fragrant chrysanthemum. November’s full moon is the Beaver Moon. Fun Old […]
Oct 31, 2023
More Digging Through
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I turned up some more half-forgotten things as I was digging through boxes. One thing was this very old picture of me and our gentle Guernsey cow Boots. I guess one of my brothers made the picture. He was into photography at that time. Good night! Campaign buttons from the fifties, pictures of grade school […]
Oct 29, 2023
Who Is That Knocking?
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Who is that knocking on the door of autumn? It sounds like Old Man Winter, demanding entry. Today is chilly and wintry with falling temperatures and rain. Tonight and tomorrow, even colder–below freezing! And, it’s not even Halloween! Is this going to be a frigid winter? Last night was cold and drizzly as winter made […]
Oct 27, 2023
What I Turned Up!
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For the past several days, I’ve been digging through drawers, trying to discard, separate, and delegate all the many pictures and mementoes I find. This activity has a tendency to dredge up a lot of old memories. For instance I found two paper dolls that I played with when I was a little girl. Now, […]
Oct 13, 2023
Weather Predictions
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As I stepped out on the deck this morning, I heard a frog singing away. Aha! A predictor of rain. Of course, the frog had a pretty good clue, as it was already sprinkling. Do you like to look for weather predictors in nature or animals? Persimmons will soon be ripe. It’s best to wait […]
