Elections and Coffee

Elections and Coffee

Come on in and share a cup of coffee with me. Today is that long-awaited election day. Whatever the outcome, I’m glad I live in a country where I can vote as I like. Tomorrow I hope I have just as many friends as I do today. So, let’s talk about coffee. Do you remember […]

Thanks for Telling Me

Thanks for Telling Me

This is in an age of information overload. At least, that’s the way it seems to me. Information, some true and some untrue, comes at me from all sides. I remember the old Dragnet series and Joe Friday saying, “All we want are the facts, ma’am.” Same here, Joe. All I want are facts and […]

Time Travel

Time travel is a reality within the pages of my shabby old address book. This book is well on its way to becoming an antique with a shining amount of provenance. Memories! It holds memories and a record of lives lived. For example, my son decorated several of those dog-eared and ragged pages with scribbles […]

The Housekeeper’s Disappearance

  Moon shadows scudded along the road and a blustery wind buffeted my car. It was a wild sort of night, typical for March. Finally, a small, white frame house stopped my progress. This must be Myra’s home. I cut the engine and looked for a welcoming light. There was none. Wasn’t Myra back from […]

A Good Helper Says So Long

A Good Helper Says So Long

We had been together for more than three and a half decades. Through the hottest summers and the coldest winters, she kept humming right along, doing her job, not asking for much, but enriching the quality of life for my family and me. Alas, it seems that all things must come to an end and […]

Rain

Rain

At last, we’re getting much-needed rain. To say “much-needed” doesn’t really describe the state of dryness we’ve been in for a long time. I don’t think we had any rain in September and here it is, nearing the last of October. I’m just grateful for it. The trees and grass surely are, too. Fire danger […]