Yes, he’s old.Yes, he’s worn and torn and pretty beat up.Yes, we probably should have replaced him a couple thousand days ago& yes, if he could talk. If only he could talk. Like a wise, elderly storyteller, he’d calmly speak of the time after time after please !! just one more time we have called …

Ain’t she a beauty ?!? I spotted her yesterday as I was walking my walk.There she was quietly tucked away and hidden.Well, hidden until the leaves left.Now she’s all out there and exposed& wintry weather will be here very soon.brrrrrrOnly Mother Nature knows what awaits this little nest but, I’m betting she will withstand. After …

I was given a reminder last night. I had one of those very vivid, very crowded dreams & you were in it. Yep. You. I was on my recliner all nice and cozy. There was a knock on the door. I yelled to whoever was outside, “nooooooooo …!… don’t make me move …!…” The knocking …

Nephew and I were standing in complete, perfect awe on the top of Pikes Peak when the words were spoken & as we drove down that amazing mountain he suggested my next poem should be titled, should be written about our experience and those four syllables & I thought, hmmmm hmmmm And there those future …

I visited a grocery store recently.Milk, bread, miscellaneous stuff& as I was finishing my biz and heading towards the door I heard a woman yell.STOP ! STOP THAT ! STOP ! STOP ! STOP ! ! ! I glanced over and saw a two or so year old reaching for a banana.No stretching, no arching, …

“I would submit this to everyone – my families here and you guys there – whatever life brings to you, lean on the lord rather than your own understanding. I don’t understand, but I know my God does.” These beautiful words were spoken by Pastor Frank Pomeroy of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, …

Ok, PCYou go right ahead and do your thing.I have a free as a bird day on my horizon so ! no worries ! I’ll just sit here and wait & waitand … um. Hello ? This was taking wayyyyyy longer than I expected, so I lifted my bottom off the chair and looked out …

Remember Wicker Walk Man ?He’s the guy I swore I would never, ever, EVER look at again. Well.I lied. I see him on my walking trail All. The. TIME.& sometimes, I just can’t help myself.The ‘give him one more chance’ in me says to look.Look at this man who always, always, ALWAYS glances my way …

I saw a mouse the other day.Yep.I was stacking wood in a nice, orderly pile and boo ! there he was, just sitting, staring at me.My reaction ?‘… time to move along little fella …’ I’ve come a looooooong way, baby& this recent varmint encounter has reminded me of just how far I’ve advanced. My …

I knew they were there because they’ve nestled in the same drawer for many years& I’d hear myself repeatedly say, “one day, ONE DAY I shall hunker down and read those words”, her wordsbut, it took me until yesterday to actually do. Mom’s memories of vacations past.Her thoughts, observations, grumbles and joys all gathered and …