April Snuck In
April slipped in while I wasn’t looking, but, of course, I missed the entire month of February, being in the hospital, so I’m probably going to be a month behind, all year. April is a wonderful month but it can be a stormy month, as the storms around Arkansas last night proved. Gotta be […]
Who Was That Little Fellow?
This isn’t St. Patrick’s Day, but, oh well…the world is pretty and green this morning, so here’s a stretch to the imagination. One soft and misty morning, on a day so fine and rare, My heart felt light as birdsong, without one single care, As I strode through the heather into a forest tall, I […]
A Stranger at the Gate
I was so lost in thought that I was halfway up my driveway before I noticed a long, black vehicle parked in front of the wrought iron gate. Another visitor? Jackie drove a double cab gray truck and Pat’s car was a small, blue compact. I pulled alongside the shiny SUV, admiring its sleek lines. […]
The Fifties Woman
She got up from the chair and walked to the mirror. A sagging, lined face topped with frizzy blond hair stared back at her. Old! That’s what the face was telling her. She was an old woman, over the hill, almost ready for the old folks’ home. Sighing, she turned from the mirror and went […]
