Monthly Archives: September 2012

I went out to weed the back 40 today. This corner of my garden, out of sight from my backyard, gets rare attention. I pushed out the rusting wheelbarrow of tools, through the arbor and over the neighbors’ yard. Then … Continue reading →

Tonight was our church supper—normally a light-hearted evening that marks the beginning of our fall church year—Bible studies, Sunday school, youth group. . . . After welcoming us, our pastor said what many of us already knew. Today, two grandparents … Continue reading →

“So what are you writing these days?” Sheryl asks. Laptop dangling from my shoulder, I have paused at her health food store for St. John’s Wort and rice crackers. My next stop will be to glue my bottom to a … Continue reading →

After an hour of playing in the garden this morning, I was ready to move on. I had started by pulling grass from the Vinca and Blue Rug Juniper. Then the barberry requested a haircut. I gingerly avoided its thorns … Continue reading →

Last week, I caught chipmunk  number 20 in the live trap below the deck. Marlo teased, as he has before, “Aw, you’re just catching the same chipmunk over and over.” This time, with in-laws from Arizona looking on, I took … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I stopped in the middle of Court Avenue and stared. He was one ugly dog—stubby legs, rolls of neck flesh, and  monstrous lower jaw. I stared, then politely directed my eyes toward the streetside  vendor stands at the Des … Continue reading →

Cradling my camera, I seek a subject in my August garden. The canna? Its leaves are a rich tapestry of color, texture, and line. But  topmost leaf has a three-inch gash. I sigh. I check the lower leaves, but a … Continue reading →

Yesterday I opened Facebook, intending to post a  clever photo-and-caption combo. But, an online headline shouted at me: Why You Should Stop Posting Meme Photos on Facebook. (http://www.urbanfaith.com/2012/08/why-you-should-stop-posting-meme-photos-on-facebook.html/) “Those photos with the snarky political and spiritual captions are doing more … Continue reading →