Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: My Country Life
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Sigh. I feel better. The monster isn't tamed by any means, but he's a lot smaller and not nearly as menacing. Somehow I managed to stay focused on the biggest fun-suckers, like cleaning my house – the part of the monster that was casting the biggest shadow on everything else. Even when Rick Steves came…
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Frankie the Guinea Fowl usually escorts me to my car every morning, then runs alongside until we reach the property line. I have no idea why; it's just what he does. For some reason, he feels this is his duty and therefore, I'm honored. This morning, however…no Frankie! I finally traced his chirps into the…
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When Mama's away, the boys will play! Look what I discovered in the house Friday afternoon when I got home from work … And Tom says I'm the softy in the family…
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I was sitting on the back deck yesterday morning, waiting for Max to finish his breakfast, when a small cardinal flew up and landed on the railing right in front of me. I'd love to believe he just wanted to greet me with a warm Good morning! which is what I told him, but I…
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Wa-rhoof…wa-rhoof…wa-rhoof…wa-rhoof…. I was still in my nightgown, getting ready for church, but Max's slow and steady barking, persistent, methodical and seemingly neverending, finally pulled me out of the house yesterday morning. What the heck is he barking about? I'm glad I went to investigate, because this is what I saw…
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Yep, it's the weekend! And, man, am I glad to see him….her…it. Whatever. I'm just glad it's Friday! I'm playing hooky from work (with permission) to attack my to-do lists and try to perform miracles. Yeah, yeah, I know I was off Wednesday because of the snow, but it kept me so mesmerized that I…
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The window beside me frames a winter scene I never expected to see – gentle white flakes floating down from a gray sky, frosting the tops of the cedars and oaks. The little creek cuts across a white landscape. The waterfall seems energized, excited by the rare snow, just as I am. The waterfall is more…
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Max is stretched out behind me on the livingroom rug – it's a "hand-me-down" we received from a friend of a friend, so I'm not concerned about him shedding on it or anything. He's not an indoor dog and from where I sit here at the computer, barely two feet away, I can smell him…it's…
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Rain still dripped from the roof this morning, melting out of the sky. But I couldn't be totally heartless, and Lord knows I'm in no danger of melting myself, so I bundled up and took my critters for their walk to the curve. I think our little one-day vacation made them appreciate our morning adventure…
Long Hollow 