Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

There's a new squirrel in town. Abigail. She's got a seductive sway in her step, an amazing ability to leap great distances in a single bound. The thing is, none of the boys in the Brick Street Troop can keep up with her. She flips a dismissive shoulder when Itchy approaches, totally dismisses his... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 6, 2023

SISTER LELA

It was a thing for various members of the Congregational Church in Salkum to call one another sister or brother. It seemed to be part of the ritual for various members to stand and testify during Sunday services. There was one woman I remember especially: Sister Lela Scott. She often testified about... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 5, 2023

ABOUT LONGFELLOW'S POEM

"Between the dark and the daylight when the night is beginning to lower comes a pause in the day's occupations that is known as the children's hour..." Sometimes a bit of verse sticks to the walls of the hollow cave that is my mind. I don't know why this particular bit has pasted itself front and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 4, 2023

THE BEST-LAID PLAN - a story

Sunny had been coasting through life for awhile. She'd been retired for ten years, had finished scrapbooking all her photos and memorabilia. It was neatly filed in an old four-drawer file cabinet she'd bought at a yard sale when Benjamin Burton's accounting office went out of business. She was bored... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 3, 2023

PIONEER DAYS

Around the turn of the century, from the 1800s to the 1900s, the western half of the USA was largely territories rather than states. Part of the Oregon Territory that would later become the State of Washington was populated by Natives of various tribes, some were coastal - the Salish and the Lummi... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

SCHOOL DAZE...

I was a two-books-a-week reader in high school. In addition to classwork, studies in sociology or history, etc., I'd check out books from the school library. In fact, I volunteered as a student librarian for one study hall period, three days a week. It was in that "official" capacity I got to know... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The assignment: Write a story about a dog that lives on the moon.

It was in one of those splash ads that pop up while you're perusing the morning news feed. Write a children's story about a dog that lives on the moon. Well, I could not bring myself to write about a cute Dalmatian pup who pranced around the moon in its low gravity, able to leap tall buildings with... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

ARTIFICIAL SWEETNER INGREDIENT MAY BE BAD FOR YOU

THIS JUST IN! New Cleveland Clinic research shows that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published today in "Nature Medicine." I checked the ingredient list on Stevia, the sweetener I keep on hand for coffee... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 27, 2023

FRIENDLY PERSUASION

One of the best movies of 1956 was "Friendly Persuasion," a film about a Quaker family dealing with the violence that was the Civil War. For specifics about the plot and characters, I'd suggest Google / Wikipedia. The reason it came to mind this morning was that I have become so sickened by the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES... OR WHATEVER THEY ARE

Mama had a green thumb. She'd grown up on a homestead, learned early about planting, cultivating and the different help various growing things needed in order to thrive. She was good with the practical - green beans and carrots and other veggies. Potato eyes sprouted and in the ground by St.... Sign in to see full entry.

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