Sometimes when I’m tired or just want to relax, I pour a cold glass of buttermilk. It refreshes like no other drink. My family, sadly, does not share my enthusiasm for buttermilk. But, I inherited the taste for it from a long line of ancestors–southern, that is. When my mother was a child, the farm […]
Oct 7, 2024
And Then There Were Two
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There was life Before Kittens and there is Life After Kittens. My son, daughter-in-law and grandson decided something was lacking in their lives and that something was a kitten. As it happened, a friend was looking for a home for a little stray who had popped unexpectedly into their truck and, at great peril, had […]
Oct 3, 2024
Secrets of the Cornfield
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The Cornfield in the Moonlight by Blanche Manos The cornfield in the moonlight, when the shadows dance and sway Is not the same at midnight as it is throughout the day. The field is hushed at midnight; the world has gone to sleep, But the cornstalks nod and rustle at the mysteries they keep. Who […]
Sep 25, 2024
An Odoriferous Guest
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I never did see her but I know she was there in my back yard yesterday–somewhere. I noticed her presence first by the air conditioner, then later my nose led me to the storage building. I was happy, though, that she was the shy type and didn’t make an appearance, although, doubtless, black, beady eyes […]
