Poke, Thump, Blast, and Wow

The sound track for this week was a series of graphic-novel sound effects:  poke, thump, blast, wow!  The poke was our second CoVid19 vaccination–hurray!  We even got pins afterward that say “Victory within Our Reach.”  They feel like the stickers available at polls on election day that say, “I Voted.”  They proclaim the wearer a… Continue reading Poke, Thump, Blast, and Wow

Spring Underfoot

      Early in the spring, midwesterners are apt to remark that spring is in the air.  This is the time of year when the sun on your back first has warmth to it.  People untuck their faces from between hunched shoulders and lift them to the breeze.  The scent of spring beckons from behind closed… Continue reading Spring Underfoot

About

Welcome to Moncrieff in Michigan.  Here you’ll find little stories of ordinary life in this lovely state.  Michigan identifies as both midwestern and northern.  We Michiganders feel that the advertising slogan, “Pure Michigan,” is highly appropriate but might hedge a little a la Garrison Keillor and say the state is “pure . . . mostly.”… Continue reading About