In the early morning darkness, a dove calls. It’s a homey sound. The robins are quiet, maybe busy with their nests and feeding babies. I like the stillness of early morning, before the business of the day. I like to think about possibilities and dreams. Nemo roams the yard with me, his wonderful nose telling […]
Oct 2, 2013
The Old Well Curb
·I love the times my family fills my house and I hear the children’s laughter. I love company, for that matter, visiting with friends or family. More often, my house is far too quiet. I don’t need to search out a quiet spot to sit and think because the whole house is just that. As […]
Jun 13, 2013
Hollyhock Girl
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· How many of you ladies remember making hollyhock dolls? One wilted bloom for the head, a full blossom for the dress and there was a flowery girl, all dressed up for a party. Hollyhocks are old-timey flowers. Mom had lots of hollyhocks by her garden gate when I was a child. I believe that Ma […]