Something in the breezes, as they stir the weeds and grasses whispers of September as the summer softly passes. Can you believe this is actually the last day of August? School is in full swing, up in northern Minnesota, the leaves are starting to don their colorful autumn coats, and I’ve seen a Monarch […]
Aug 3, 2018
Stay Alert and Trim and Fit
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You may have read this rhymed story before today, on a previous post, or, if you subscribed to Turtle Magazine in 1990, you may have read it in the August issue. This morning, I got up thinking of how joy is essential in a person’s life and, of course, if we feel well, it’s […]
May 28, 2018
In Flanders Fields
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by John McCrae, May, 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, […]
Apr 14, 2018
The Ballad of Nemo and the Squirrels
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I’m a devoted watchdog, valiant and kind […]
Apr 10, 2018
What Lay Beneath the Moonlight?
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What Lay Beneath the Moonlight? An ancient church, deserted now, lay in a silv’ry light, Keeping watch o’er those who slept throughout the silent night. Did shadows move among the stones, was evil lurking near? Or was it just the moonlight and an old, remembered fear? Secrets lay beneath the soil that none alive now […]
Jan 18, 2018
A Blessing for a Cozy Mystery Writer
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A Blessing for a Cozy Mystery Writer by Blanche Day Manos The Lord bless thy pen, that it runneth not dry, And thy curiosity and asking why. The Lord forgive thy nosiness And all thy prying may He bless. May he bless thy characters and plot, And thy sales, that they be a lot! May […]
