Month: November 2023

The neighborhood looks different today, this Friday after Thanksgiving.  There are scarcely any cars traveling on the roads, as travelers have arrived at their destinations and hardly anyone feels like rousing themselves, even the day after Thursday’s sumptuous meal.  On the other hand, there are extra cars parked in driveways and at the curb, having… Continue reading Thanksgiving

A friend asked me recently if I had loved my mother-in-law.  Absolutely.  I won the mother-in-law sweepstakes with Eleanore.  She was kind and thoughtful and loving.  She laughed easily.  And, as a special added bonus, she was a pie goddess.      This is a claim she would laugh off, but I present it here as… Continue reading Pie Goddess

Our back yard is quite the busy place, the last few weeks.  Herds of birds occupy it in turns.  Starlings and grackles feed there, periodically.  We’re just as glad they don’t stay and roost, as the collective nouns for the critters, deservedly, are a filth of starlings and a plague of grackles.  The birds are… Continue reading Wonders of a Fall Day

Our friend Rhonda says the first day she can see her breath in the fall is a highlight of her year.  She finds it exhilarating.  She must be one contented person, today.  She popped immediately to mind, this morning, when I realized I could see the dog’s breath.  If he noticed, or cared about it… Continue reading Halloween