It rained again today. Torrents of rain. I was on the freeway for only the second time since I moved here, and I couldn’t see beyond about four feet in front of me. At least my car got washed. Today was a good day. Yesterday was spent mostly on the phone trying to get my internet fixed. Spending…
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My life changed pretty drastically a couple of years ago. I was divorced and moving to a different state, and wondering how on earth I was going to pull this off. The dogs and I crossed the border into Oklahoma and I thought: Well, another chapter in my life begins. What kept ringing in my years in those early…
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You can barely see this poor sun. But I think it’s happy to be shaded from the relentless sun there among the flowers and vines. We have been blessed with a cool day. Amazing for this region in August. Seems like fall. I walked out toward the fence and the most intoxicating perfume floated in…
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It rained all night. The smell was still in the air when I got up to let the dogs out. The smell of freshness and renewal. I have always loved the rain.It has tap-tapped so gently through my long road of memories. Dusting off the film until I see what’s there. Rain is a song I never get tired of…
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I’ve got a mighty handsome rooster, and he doesn’t even wake me up in the mornings. When I was a child, we had a mean old rooster that was cantankerous. And he would peck at me with his sharp beak as I hurried out the gate to safety with warm eggs tucked in my shirt. This…
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