I heard a man speak about having a silly song running around in his head. Try as he might, it wouldn’t go away. But then he explained how to get the old song out. He said, “Sing another song, one

I hired a person to clean the leaves out of my eavestroughs recently. It’s a pretty easy job and I’ve done it by myself all along. It means going up and down a ladder, which is also simple, except, when

You start to wipe a little corner where the dirt is quite evident. The only problem with that, is once you have cleaned the little spot, the rest looks worse; before you know it you have a major cleaning job

My little stray foster cat, Cleopatra is now a permanent resident. We’ve been together for about 10 months and it was going smoothly ‘til recently. I began to suspect she and I had company. Fleas!Needless to say I was not

A small shoot began to grow out of the stump of an apple tree I had cut down. It shot up quite quickly, then sadly, one day I found it lying in the grass. It had no root. It made

I was at the side of my house attacking the weeds recently. I am trying to discourage their growth, even though it’s fall. I think that will give the plants I want growing a better chance to take over. It

Recently my book was published and I dedicated it to my dad. I unintentionally left out my mom. Not purposely, I was thinking about one aspect of my life. But, it was an unfortunate oversight, because though my dad often

I spent time at the dentist office and noticed one of the signs on the wall. It said, “brush your teeth – all of them”. It was a command. A good one. Obviously, obeying does not end in childhood. Oh

Out on a walk recently, I saw the strangest sight. A black squirrel was carrying another squirrel in its mouth. I stopped and watched until it disappeared into some bushes. It made me wonder. I’ve never seen anything like it

I set out walking early Saturday morning and headed right into the fog. My thoughts? That’s just what this life feels like. I have no clue about why many things I see each day are the way they are, the