Pour a cup of coffee, sit down with me this morning, and let’s ramble through some of the deeper points of life. Don’t you love it when you hear someone wax philosophical? I do. I like to follow their line of thinking. Sometimes it’s quite comforting to hear an honest assessment of life which boils […]
Oct 20, 2016
Stormy Night and Autumn Hills
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The hills are putting on their autumn display of color. Muted russet, flaming scarlet, joyful yellow vie for beauty on the sloping hillsides between northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma. It’s a beautiful drive, with the river on one side of the highway, the hills on the other. Earthy scents of damp leaves and soil slipped into the car. […]
Sep 9, 2016
And Then, After I Built the Perfect Yard…
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One of the many nice things about writing is that I get to go places and do things I could never do in real life. And, I get to live where I want, in the sort of house I like. When Darcy and Flora moved to their new home (Grave Heritage) I designed the house […]
Sep 4, 2016
After Yesterday’s Shaking, There’s Today
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It’s wonderful to see the sun come up, to feel the ground solid beneath my feet, to know the continuity of familiar things, to have the gift of today. Yesterday’s earthquake is now a memory and I hope it won’t be repeated. Funny thing–when the firm, dependable earth suddenly quivers, it gives a whole new meaning to […]
