Lovebirds Partridge (Crows) in a Pear Tree Not Really a Pear Tree Christmas Eve 2020 Serenity Puget Sound
Oh! The Cookies I Have Eaten
Slightly out of step with Christmas festivities, this is not a post about making cookies ... it is about eating them.
The Little Christmas Liar, Part II
I realize now that my brother had been about to call her out on that Christmas day.
The Little Christmas Liar, Part I
People often ask me if I do any “real” writing … “besides your blog, I mean,” they add. I do … mostly short stories … most of them tied into my childhood and rural upbringing. This piece was intended for a Memoir Writing Contest, but with all of 2020's curve balls, I set it aside [...]
Wordless Wednesday – Bracing for Winter
Tensed, Idaho. Bracing for winter. Small townRural IdahoSeasonsBracing for Winter
My Grandma Changed the World with Cookies
My daughter signed me up for a website that asks me to respond to weekly prompts, sharing about my life and memories ... thoughts to be passed down to the family. I haven't been very good about keeping up with it ... sorry, Honey ... but a couple of the prompts have lined up with [...]
The Fine Art of Not Having Thanksgiving Traditions
Looking back is sometimes sad, until we realize we're going to miss this year ... even 2020 ... too.
October Snow (II)
Where I live is more beautiful than where you live! Just kidding ... well ... not really ...
Wordless Wednesday – October Snow
Snow in October was not what anyone had in mind, but then ... this is 2020.
Wordless Wednesday – The Desert
