CLIP ART
Sometimes I use Microsoft Word’s clip art to add a bit to my text – this picture is one that came up when I searched for the word “smile” Can’t resist a cute baby… Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Sunday, July 26, 2020
2020
HOPE The scientists are working at warp speed to develop a vaccine to give us some protection from this novel coronavirus. In six months or so they hope to have millions of doses for those who will step up and take them. The anti-vax crowd, the no-maskers, will likely find a protest sign to refuse... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 25, 2020
SATURDAY VISITORS
As I waited for my coffee to brew I leaned over the sink to look out the kitchen window. I thought I’d seen something move just there beyond the edge of the deck. Maybe Georgette the groundhog had poked her nose out to hunt and gather her breakfast. It was a young bunny, brown with pinkish ears and... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 24, 2020
THE CURMUDGEON'S CORNER
We are used to the Geico gecko doing silly things to sell us insurance. Allstate’s front man Dennis Hasbert, a respected actor with a solid résumé is able to project a sense of humor without losing his dignity, and occasionally there’s a reminder that “like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.” I... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
COPING IN THE DAYS OF COVID
Old Mrs. Jones did not intend to be beholden to a soul – nor did she take any guff from anyone. She didn’t drive any longer but walked the seven blocks to the store. She had bought her own shopping cart for the convenience and for balance. Sometimes the seven blocks felt longer on the way back, but... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
THE BUTTER LOVER'S TANTRUM
As she stood in front of the kitchen sink, waiting for the coffee maker to make enough hot black caffeine so she could rob the pot of that first nectar, the fear and stress of the previous few weeks overwhelmed her. She yanked the cords to lower the mini blind against the sunrise, pleased with the... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
WRITING TIPS & TRICKS
From this week's Write Your Own Story page for the Main Street Center. Remember the 5 W’s when you tell your story. It will help your readers understand the time and place – your story will have a ‘frame.’ Who: As you’re writing about your grandma describe the size, shape, age and etc., so they can... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 20, 2020
TRUE CONFESSIONS
Back in the ‘50s there was a magazine aimed at silly girls called True Confessions. There was a similar one True Story. Both were lurid, dripping with innuendo and often had heroines whose big mistake in life was to believe a deceiver who wanted nothing but to take her virtue (yes, they used that... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
FINDING THE CALF
The Fogel’s dairy and hay farm at Lincoln Creek was set in rugged terrain, with low areas prone to flood each spring as snow melted in the higher elevations. The farmhouse sat just below the road to the right of a gravel driveway. From the kitchen window there was an open area, a stretch of dirt... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Sigh
Congressman John Lewis, hero. RIP. 🙏 🇺🇸 Sign in to see full entry.