At the End of a Windswept Day

At the End of a Windswept Day

I’m actually writing this Thursday evening, not Friday morning, although that’s when you’ll be reading it, probably. This has been a windswept day, pretty chilly, but what made it really nippy was an enthusiastic wind that enjoyed chilling the bones of anyone who got out in it. The sky looks so pretty this evening. It’s […]

An Iffy Kind of Day

An Iffy Kind of Day

Sitting here with my hot cup of Folgers, looking out at a, to be honest, rather drab world, I see Annie and Midge walking up the hill. Annie takes long strides, going at a good clip, and Midge’s little legs work double time to keep up. I really have no idea whether the woman’s name is […]

Peeling Back the Layers of Time

Peeling Back the Layers of Time

Those of us fascinated by history like to peel back the layers of time. Year by year, century by century, people live, die, buildings are built and then fall victim to a disaster or, by chance, survive. Going forward, we add to the layers of history but going backward, ah! There is the fascination. I haven’t […]

The Coffee Is Hot, the Welcome Is Warm

The Coffee Is Hot, the Welcome Is Warm

Outside my window, fog hides the world behind an eerie curtain. But, come on in and let’s have an early morning chat. The coffee is hot, the welcome is warm at my house. A car hums up the hill, its headlights tunneling through a colorless world. How welcoming lights appear in the darkness! Have you ever gone through […]

Of Squirrels and Chocolate Fudge

Of Squirrels and Chocolate Fudge

Glancing out of my window at a movement across the street, I saw a squirrel galloping…not scurrying nor scampering, but in a full-fledged gallop toward the maple tree in my neighbor’s yard. His frantic pace was not the only thing different about the squirrel–the tip of his tail was white. Never, in all my years, […]

Muddled Thoughts in Passing

Muddled Thoughts in Passing

I haven’t finished my first cup of Folgers yet so my thoughts are understandably muddled, sort of here and there and nowhere in particular. Continuing the weather story from yesterday–the temperature kept dropping and dropping. Wind blew, sailing colored leaves like air-born boats before it. Cold! No rain, though. If some had planned to head […]