Fantastic Foggy Fracas

O suns and skies and flowers of June, Count all your boasts together, Love loveth best of all the year October’s bright blue weather.                –Helen Hunt Jackson Right on time, October steps onto the world scene, bringing with her blue skies, colorful leaves, and crisp autumn mornings. Oh, […]

Squirrel Wisdom

Squirrel Wisdom

Yesterday, when I wrote about the rain and how it inspired me to bake chocolate chip cookies, a pie crust, and stir up some fudge, I was reminded of one of my favorite children’s books, Thunder Cake. Have any of you parents or grandparents or retired teachers ever read it to your children? When Sara was […]

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Internet trouble again. So sorry. I’m hoping to be online

Apology

Apologies to all my readers! I am still among the living. My internet connection decided to take a hike. It’s back with me this morning so if it stays on (fingers crossed) I’ll finally post that blog about the Cozy Critique later today. It was really a fun critique! As they used to stay in […]

The World Is Mine

The World Is Mine

Do you ever have days when the blues sit on your shoulder and plague every step, days when you think, “Poor me” or “If only”?  I suppose those gray days come to all of us. Like a swarm of vicious mosquitoes, when one negative thought attacks, they all come calling . Do you know what I […]

A Long Ago Sign of Spring

If you got a blog or a partial blog yesterday about Granny Bohannon, my apologies. I hit the “publish” button before I meant to.  Anyway, here is the full  version of what should not have gone out yesterday. Each year I look for signs of spring to tell me that winter is actually over. I […]