Hot as Hot

     “HOT AS HOT” was the TV weather report this morning.  The map behind the cheery meteorologist proclaimed “SEVERE STORMS.”  We woke to rumbling thunder.  The sky got darker and darker, till it looked like the last moment of twilight before night falls.       The dog was frantic.  He always is when there’s thunder.  He… Continue reading Hot as Hot

Ooh. Ahh.

     “Do you want to go for a walk?” Marilyn asked, after dinner.  I’d already been for two long walks that day.  We set off.       “Okay, but I don’t want to go too far.  Or too fast.  Also, I don’t want to use my right leg.”      “How’s that going to work?” my sister… Continue reading Ooh. Ahh.