I could not believe the temperature this morning! Thirty-eight degrees! No wonder the furnace kicked on. Coffee is good any time of year but particularly in these chilly times. I’m on my second cup of Folgers this morning and it is very welcome. Wednesday will be Cozy Critique time. I am so looking forward to […]
Nov 8, 2015
Kicking Up Autumn Leaves
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Autumn is a funny thing, with thoughts of summer lingering. It is a time for looking back, reminiscing, tucking away those warm thoughts that must be kept for bringing out on winter’s bleakest days. I imagine in Etta Bend a hundred years ago, my mother and her sisters and little brother would be picking up walnuts […]
Nov 6, 2015
Do I Hear Christmas Bells?
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Wednesday’s luncheon at Fran’s was a festive affair. Once or twice, I thought I heard sleighbells and saw the ground covered with snow. (I have an active imagination.) Fran and her friend Donna had spent hours and days decorating Fran’s house for Christmas. Every corner, every cranny, walls and flat surfaces boasted something that had to […]
Nov 3, 2015
A Different Kind of Mama
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A few days ago, my niece, Michelle Albrecht wrote a guest blog about a unique way to gather eggs. Some of you suggested she write about the time her little brother, my nephew Steven, became a surrogate momma to some feathered babies. So, here is that story. Thanks, Missy! Momma Duck Baby ducks imprint. That […]
Nov 2, 2015
A Day to Remember
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October 31, as well as being Halloween, was also Reformation Day, in honor of Martin Luther’s Reformation of the Church. If you’ve never read a history of Martin Luther, let me say he was an extremely courageous man, devoted and determined. And then November 1 was Authors’ Day! What an opportune time to launch Moonlight […]
Nov 1, 2015
Friends and November First
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So many “firsts” this morning, that my thoughts are whirling kind of like the autumn leaves off the trees. This is the beginning of NST (Normal Standard Time) when we forget about Daylight Savings Time for a few months. Last night, to get ahead of this, I ran my clocks back way before bedtime, so […]
