My quiet street glistens with rain this morning.The black asphalt reflects solar lights and porch lights. If the grass and flowers could talk, I imagine they would whisper, “Thank You for the rain.” And, guess what? Just as a reminder that spring is not actually here yet, we have falling temperatures and a snow possibility […]
Mar 14, 2014
A Good Day After All
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Yesterday, as Sara and I sat in the porch swing eating ice cream, I was reminded of one of my favorite commercials: a farmer has had a harrowing day of lightning strikes, being chased by a bull, etc., but at the end of the day, he sits down with a bowl of ice cream and […]
Mar 8, 2014
The Critic On My Shoulder
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My computer desk is cluttered–oh, not big-time piles of stuff, but to some people it would seem messy. Then, I thought about where I left the heroine of my current work in progress yesterday, and, although she has no idea of what is going to happen next, I do, so I considered ways of getting […]
Mar 7, 2014
Sunshine Casts a Big Shadow
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The sunshine is most welcome this morning. Yes, I over-slept, missed the darkness before dawn, and the sun beat me out of bed. Patches of snow lie on the ground, tattered remnants of winter, and by my mailbox, a brave jonquil has pushed through the ground in spite of the snow and ice, and the […]
Mar 5, 2014
Curious Wednesday Wanderings
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To continue my saga of the water heater. After calling several people and plaintively pleading that my poor old heater needed help, I found the right person. A Handyman and, let me tell you, if I have further plumbing problems, he’s the one to fix them. He solved the mystery of the heater by phone. […]
Mar 4, 2014
An Ordinary Day
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When everything is going well, we take it for granted…hot water, for instance. Yesterday, I discovered that my water heater had gone out. Following the directions, I tried many, many times to relight it. It refused. So, today, I’ll need to call someone who knows more about cantankerous appliances than I do. And, I’ll continue […]
