Took our first nature walk of the summer today at Hidden Pond in Springfield. Such a lovely place tucked away in the city. You’d basically never know that you were surrounded by civilization by looking around. Well, except that you have to drive through it to get into the area.
There were several turtle sightings but [...]
I love summer. For all sorts of reasons. Swimming. Strawberry pie. Ice water on a hot afternoon. Lightning bugs. Long days. Gardening. Flowers. Fresh fruits and vegetables.
I love walking outside first thing in the morning to have a look at all our flowers and our garden. [...]
Humor is an interesting thing. It has been mentioned previously that some seriously warped and demented people friends of mine think that I’m funny. That the things that I write about make them laugh at life, themselves, the everyday minutia that afflicts us all.
I seriously don’t see it. I never think of myself as funny. [...]
Little girls are the nicest things that can happen to people.
They are born with a bit of angelshine about then, and though it wears thin sometimes,
there is always enough left to lasso your heart
–even when they are sitting in mud, or crying temperamental tears, or parading up the street in Mother’s best clothes.
A little [...]
I was exhausted when I fell into bed last night. Three nights in a row of going to sleep after midnight and getting up by 6:30 or 7:00 had kicked my butt. Sleepy doesn’t even begin to cover it. I crawled in bed, snuggled with The Boy and proceeded to follow the nightly routine. Turn [...]
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