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Do you sometimes see and hear little insignificant things and wonder about them? Perhaps when you’re sitting, waiting for a meeting or an appointment, standing in line or taking a walk? I do. I especially remember two little scenarios. There’s nothing dramatic or exciting about either one. I’ve just always wondered about them Years ago […]
What says summer more than an Adirondack chair perched near a body of water, a graceful hammock strung between two shady trees or a beautiful outdoor swing, gently swaying in the breeze? In my opinion, an aluminum chaise lounge from Walmart with all those cool multi-colored straps beats ‘em all. Isn’t summer supposed to be […]
Oh no, I don’t mean now. Not this minute, or this day. Or even this year. No, I want to go back, many, many years ago, and be known as Lady Sarah, Mistress of Cornwall, or some such thing. I want to ring for breakfast, luncheon, dinner and, most especially, tea. I want to summon […]
I like to think that our children’s first words were either mommy or daddy but it’s just as likely, if not a tad more probable, that it was “Cheers.” There were three of them, all under the age of three at one point, so I can’t, with any confidence, assure you that the vessel with […]
(Please click on the picture for a full image) In a perfect world, every thing would have its place and its function. For example, napkin rings would always hold napkins, vases would always be there for the flowers. Shower-curtain-hooks would happily hold up shower curtains. Rugs would stay on floors. Clarinets and violins would make […]
“One man’s trash is another’s man’s treasure.” It’s all a matter of choice. Man is not alone in making choices. Animals choose their treasures, too. Dogs seem to gravitate toward bones, sticks, balls; cats opt for inedible parts of birds. Or moles. We learn that those are their treasures when they proudly lay them at our feet. Shared treasures increase […]
Oh sure, I had a real mother. Wouldn’t be here otherwise, now would I? But, I also had Other Mothers. No, I didn’t leave home, I didn’t move in with another family, I didn’t abandon the real one. I didn’t seek out my Other Mothers. They just appeared and I lapped them up. They’re as […]
(Click on picture for the full image) Setting: A beautiful day on the May. Blue skies. Serene river. Funeral in process at the church next door, bells pealing, once for every year of the deceased’s life. Always a sobering and thoughtful time. Cast of characters: (in no particular order of importance.) A. Yours truly. B. […]
Sebastian Junger has a new book, entitled “Tribe.” The focus is on soldiers returning from war and finding that they may not be fully accepted into the “tribe” of family and friends they left behind. They return with the scars of war and carnage and are greeted with isolation. One is as devastating as the […]
(Click on the picture above for a full image) I’m beginning to feel like the Hedda Hopper of chickens. I regret to report that the ceramic eggs were a bust. Belva laid claim to one all by herself and sat on it for a full week. The others hens were simply bothered and bewildered. My […]
(Please click on the picture for a full image) Apparently, the business of raising egg-laying chickens is not all it’s cracked up to be. Hens can be stubborn, recalcitrant and retentive. Traits which can seriously get in the way of their egg production. I know for a fact that the chickens I speak of were coddled, […]
I don’t know who coined that word but it’s become our go-to definition of travel. Recently, we steeled ourselves for two whole days away from home. We made it through the first. And a lovely day it was. We just couldn’t handle that whole second-day-away thing. So back we came. Home sweet home. This last […]
One of us carefully checks the Mastercard bill when it arrives in the mail. The other one doesn’t. It’s been thus for many years now. There’s nearly always an issue. And it nearly always turns out not to be an issue because the Mastercard people are usually right. Still, questions often arise about one or […]
When I raised the question recently, first in my blog, lifeonthemay.com. and later in the April 20 edition of the Bluffton Sun, I wondered if I was the only one who thought that today’s packaging was problematic. I was not prepared for the voices and stories that came back to me. Clearly, I am not […]
I don’t need to read all those best-selling books about the joys of throwing stuff out. I’m skilled at that. More than one item has been given a last minute reprieve from the jaws of dumpster. I’ve watched my husband weep as I harshly sort his clothes into stay-or-go piles. I like empty drawers. I open […]