Groundhog Day happened this week and sure enough the sun was shining. Six more weeks of winter. My cousin lives in New Brunswick and their little rodent is named Shubenacadie Sam. A Maritime groundhog.  It makes me laugh at what

My heater in the living room stopped working. I was cold. At first I thought it was me and put on another sweater. Then I checked. Sure enough it had quit. Almost bedtime, I thought, in the morning I will

My little stray cat is housebound because of the cold. She hates the cold. I don’t hate it but I do prefer spring. Since she’s been inside, I have found mice everywhere. I even stepped on a bigger one the

A new year. Starting fresh! That’s exciting! I was even given a lovely new puzzle at Christmas. The problem? I still haven’t finished the one I was working on last year. Far from it. There it sits unfinished. I chose

Home from a family dinner, I picked up my book to quietly end the evening. I started to doze. Bedtime. Where was my little stray cat? Wide awake I began my search. No Cleo! We had found her near death,

I think of myself as very blessed. One of the reasons? I have great neighbors all around me. They are the kind of people who help when there is a need, they’re friendly and just nice to be around. But

I called my brother out west a little earlier than usual. We talk once a week. When he answered, there was another voice in the background. “Can I call you right back?” he asked. “Sure.” I hung up. I waited.

I’ve been thinking about perfection. One reason, is, I think, the little stray cat that lives with me. She’s a perfect cat. Oh I know, she drinks water with her paw, then walks in her litter box and makes little

I don’t know where that expression came from, but I feel like I am living it. Maybe it’s because my cough sounds like a dog barking? Because it does! Or there might be some other reason it came to be.