It was a dark and foreboding time, a feeling that something really bad was about to happen. I remember that feeling well. It was the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. The United States discovered that Russia had missile bases in Cuba, with missiles fully capable of striking the United States. The two leaders of the […]
Oct 21, 2024
Amazing Crafters
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Saturday was a fun day with my brother and sister-in-law at a local craft fair. I was amazed at the amount of creativity and ingenuity on display. How do people think of so many amazing things and then have the skill to make what they have imagined: lovely, hand-made jewelry, crocheted clothes, caps, and animals, […]
Oct 14, 2024
A Morning Coffee Time
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If they were people, I’d say they were getting together for an early morning cup of coffee and a chat. As they were birds, the coffee doesn’t quite apply and the chat wasn’t all that friendly. Each morning, around 7:30, birds come to my two bird baths in the front yard. This morning, the robins […]
Oct 10, 2024
A Staple of Life
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Sometimes when I’m tired or just want to relax, I pour a cold glass of buttermilk. It refreshes like no other drink. My family, sadly, does not share my enthusiasm for buttermilk. But, I inherited the taste for it from a long line of ancestors–southern, that is. When my mother was a child, the farm […]
Oct 7, 2024
And Then There Were Two
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There was life Before Kittens and there is Life After Kittens. My son, daughter-in-law and grandson decided something was lacking in their lives and that something was a kitten. As it happened, a friend was looking for a home for a little stray who had popped unexpectedly into their truck and, at great peril, had […]
Oct 1, 2024
Ice That Will Bear Up a Duck?
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You October people chose a wonderful month to be born. It’s a golden month, with the fragrance of apples and chrysanthemums, the time of harvest and tucking in of plants and insects readying for a winter’s sleep. Your birthstone is the fabled opal. Read about it. It has a fascinating history. And, of course, your […]
