Month: August 2026

     “How many of you are here for the Love Train?” the lady at the Humane Society asked the waiting crowd.  Everyone but me raised a hand.  “And you’ve all filled out an application?” she continued.  Heads nodded all around.  Then she explained the process by which people would be given turns to meet the… Continue reading Tomato Tasting

My friend Mary’s son Isaac is quite the gardener, and he has made her yard a showplace.  It’s basically one large garden.  The colors and textures have changed as the season progressed, culminating in the present late-summer spill of abundance.  Tall billows of purply-blue hyssop and red cardinal flower are particularly lovely now, in the… Continue reading Coexisting

My husband is a light sleeper–it was ever thus—but this week he achieved a personal best.  I was eighteen feet away* when I heard him ask, “What are you doing?”  His head was still on the pillow.      “Putting on an earring,” I answered.  “Why do you ask?”      “I heard a funny noise,” he… Continue reading Earrings and Batwings

     My honey and I have done a fair amount of driving on the county roads large and small this week.  It’s a thought-provoking experience.      Where I94 and M14 meet, for instance, always takes attention.  Cars traveling west on 14 have to do a triple merge.  First you merge, at speed, from the right… Continue reading Teasel