An Ode to Milkweed Milkweed growing oh so strong, welcoming Monarchs with your fragrant song! Leaves so tasty, green and bright, filling caterpillars with certain delight! Life will grow on leaf and stem, then flutter off to begin again. Milkweed, milkweed growing strong, thank you for bringing Monarchs along! Haiku Niagara Falls Spewing,…
Late this afternoon, as I sat on our couch drinking a mug of hot tea, I said to my husband, “I have not blogged today and I don’t know why.” But, actually, as I sat there a little longer I thought to myself, “Well, that’s not true, you know why.” Firstly, I have a headache…
I spent some time on the couch last night. I know, I know. It sounds like I was being psychoanalyzed. It was nothing as dramatic, just some good old insomnia visiting me again. Promptly, at 3 a.m., I was awake. I resisted getting up. But finally, knowing that I was having problems returning to the…
I woke this morning, Christmas Eve of all days, thinking about death and dying. Odd, but I know the reason; two of my friends have lost their parents in the last two days. Each of their parents, it seems, were ill. But, death’s arrival has still shocked both of my friends. It always seems to…
Ames, Iowa is a great college town. My oldest son has lived there for the last six years, completing one degree and now working on others. So, over the years, we’ve experienced many different facets of the community there. From wandering the halls of one of the largest dorms in the country on the ISU…
Ever since I attended Massawepie Boy Scout (I am female) Camp in the 1970’s, in the great Adirondack Mountains of New York State, near Tupper Lake, I have had a fascination with bogs. During my stay with the Headmaster’s family, who was our neighbor when I was young, I was introduced to many things that…
The Joy of Christmas Cookies Purple Mittens, Green Trees, Sparkling White Stars, Blue Snowflakes, The Sweetness of sugar and Anise extract adding a layer of licorice to the mix. Finding Grandma’s old recipe fills the kitchen with family for the joy making cut out cookies. Rich, thick, brown syrup made from sugar cane, Ginger spice…
This morning I asked my son what day it was for week of special dress up days at the high school. I had seen that they had a theme for each day of the week this week, from the 17th through 21st celebrating the season. For example: Tuesday was Favorite Winterland Clothing Day. This meant…
Hibiscus For the last few weeks, our home has been blessed with a continually flowering hibiscus tree, brought in from our deck once the cooler weather arrived. This tree has been through the proverbial ringer as it rolled around on our deck during the summer of 2017 before I got the chance to repot it…