Month: February 2024

     Driving up Division after church last Sunday, my husband and I saw a happy dog.  It was a golden retriever, out for a walk, that had come upon something to retrieve:  a stick.  And not just any stick.  This stick still had twigs attached, some of them a foot long.  This seems to have… Continue reading Happy Dogs

Last Sunday, I sat in two different places in church.  For the morning service, there was my favorite pew, perfect for two people—three, if they know one another well–on the left side, near the front, surrounded by familiar people sitting in their favorite pews.  It’s comfortable there, and I can see the organist’s hands and… Continue reading Walk in the Light

Opening the door for the morning dog walk today, I called to my husband, “I’m wearing sunglasses.”      “Okay,” he answered.  “Good luck.”      It felt a bit like derring-do, after all the grey days we’ve had recently, but it worked out all right.  True, clouds came to cover most of the sky while Rascal… Continue reading Winter Sun

Dave Rexroth, chief meteorologist for Channel 7 Action News, has made the announcement:  January 2024 was the wettest January since Michigan started keeping track of such things.  The Big Wet arrived in many forms.  Snow.  Rain.  Freezing rain.  Sleet.  What exactly is the difference between freezing rain and sleet?  Freezing rain is when raindrops don’t… Continue reading Wintry Mix