Each time I look up, Orion swings his club a little further to the west in the night sky. Soon he will be off to his summer place, and not be up for us to see, until early morning. We will have to wake before the sun is up to see Orion rise in the… Continue reading Summer Is Coming
“Katherine” by Anya Seton, is a book I read every few years. It is a historical novel, which type of book is, for what ever reason, out of fashion. To me, historical fact makes this story more compelling. It actually happened. All of the characters can be “googled.” Anya Seton researched Katherine Swynford’s life for… Continue reading Katherine
A change in the angle of light through the windows, a new mood in the air, which is full of birds, other wings and flower petals. Songs, chirps, the buzz of bees, dog barks echo across the gully. The breeze rustles through leaves, and flags and any loose thing, the sounds of something new. Sweet… Continue reading She Stirs
~Loren and Maggie by the ‘bigger’ potato bed behind the garage~ I started growing potatoes when my children were small. It was out of my deep admiration, even hero worship, for my Grandmother, who was (and is ever) my dearest beloved grown-up. I wanted to be just like her. Grandma told me she grew… Continue reading Potatoes
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