Remembering Seven

Remembering Seven

by | Aug 31, 2016 | Farm Life, Memories

A fleeting glimpse of a child’s endless summer.  The buzz of a fly did it. Took me back to an endless summer of sunshine, imagination, and explorations of the farmyard jungle. My whole body melted into the experience of it. I was seven again, breathing it in...
Racing with Dad

Racing with Dad

by | Jul 29, 2016 | Farm Life, Memories

Stomach tight and shaking with silent giggles, I listened to his slow footsteps steadily approaching the chicken house. When I couldn’t stand it any longer I leaped from my hiding place to ambush him, circling and hopping from one small bare foot to the other, “Come...
Murphy’s New Home

Murphy’s New Home

by | Jun 27, 2016 | Animals, Children's Stories

Second story in a children’s series featuring our new puppies, Murphy and Maggie. Murphy was the new puppy of the house. He was scared but he was curious too. While Susan hugged and carried him around, he peeked at his new home and family. Murphy sniffed and...
Little Things

Little Things

by | May 7, 2016 | Memories, Poetry

A tribute to my Moms – Eleanor and Betty. Mothers do little things, day after day after day. Often no one sees or notices or understands why, until the children themselves plunge into parenthood and start doing those little things, like Mom did. If you could...
Meeting Murphy

Meeting Murphy

by | Apr 24, 2016 | Animals, Children's Stories

First story in a children’s series featuring our new puppies, Murphy and Maggie. Murphy was a newborn puppy lying in a cozy heap full of floppy ears and tails. The babies couldn’t see or hear yet but they could smell their mom. All they did, all day and night,...

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