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Rain and Rainbows
The wind is still blowing but the rain let up, and the sky has bright moments. The light in late September is beautiful when it shines through the gray. We three friends walked my two dogs and talked about the summer, how it went, was it good? Yes of course, except...
Monday’s Thoughts
“(Parents are) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.” ― Jodi Picoult, House Rules I had planned to leave a a nice Sunday's Thought about Mother's Day, especially since being a mother is...
Rummage Tale
Let's begin with the confession that I don't like rummage sales, and other people's stuff in large quantities on big tables with everyone shuffling through it for a good deal. It gives me the hives. Stay with me, because this ends with a story to make Antique Road...
Sunday’s Thought
“There are random moments - tossing a salad, coming up the driveway to the house, ironing the seams flat on a quilt square, standing at the kitchen window and looking out at the delphiniums, hearing a burst of laughter from one of my children's rooms - when I feel a...
Blame it on the Moon and May.
It is May first. The weather feels more like March 15, with cold southerly gales and stubby brown grass and black branches, but there are signs of spring: hawks, bears, a cow moose moving in the woods, and rafts of ducks and scoters. There are boxes of nice stuff...
Sunday’s Thought
"Listen to no voice except your own. Ask yourself nothing about whom you hate. Ask only what you love, and what sustains you. And protect that."- Seth Kantner
The Right Wrong Number
I was working on Lola Vogel's obituary when I answered the phone. (Lola was 95 and passed peacefully of old age. The service is Saturday at 2 at the Presbyterian Church.) "Crystal?" "Nope. This is Heather. You must have the wrong number." "Oh, hi Heather, it's Barb."...