Support your volunteer fire company. My husband woke me to say that the power was out. I remembered thinking, I hope the food in the refrigerator doesn’t spoil, before I rolled over and returned to dreams. He woke me with urgency a few hours later.             “Power’s out in half of the house...not right...went outside … Continue reading No Pay, Cool Hat

Entertaining... Remember that? Since the pandemic, I’ve lost all sense of social grace. Proper salutations such as “Good morning” were replaced with “Go poop. Get a cookie,” because personal interactions centered on the dog now that I worked from home. You know you’ve crossed into barbarian days when you’ve wished your boss the happiest weekend … Continue reading Barbarian Days

On the matter of importance... Day broke over the garden. Sunshine warmed the soil and fell on all the creatures gathered there.             Bee buzzed, “The flowers and beauty of the garden are the result of my pollination.”             “Beg pardon.” Came Worm’s voice from down in the dirt. “Without my burrows loosening the soil … Continue reading The Garden of Life

Come visit... Imagine a vacation to the mountains, no Wi-Fi, no TV, no hassles. The hubby and I planned to hike, sit around a fire, and commune with wildlife. Then it rained, no hikes, no fire, and the only creatures out in that kind of weather were blood-sucking pterodactyls otherwise known as mosquitoes.             The … Continue reading Tourist Trap

Set your feet on the ground and go... In our adult years, my youngest sister and I have been close. Though recently, I’ve felt us drifting apart. The direction our relationship began to take was a consequence of chasing dreams which required hard dedicated work.             Tina is a phenomenal photographer who built a successful … Continue reading The Woods