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HIDDEN TREASURE

My son Alex opened the door to the back porch, where I was already sitting having my first cup of tea. “Morning!” He said. “You’re finally able to sit outside.” “It’s beautiful out!” I said as I leaned back in my rocking chair. “I think this is the first time I’ve been able to sitContinue reading “HIDDEN TREASURE”

COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE

I was sitting on my porch, a container of bird seed next to my rocking chair, when my husband Steven came outside. “Morning.” He said as he kissed the top of my head. “How’d you sleep?” “Pretty good. How about you?” I pointed to the chair next to me. “Want to come join me?” “IContinue reading “COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE”

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME

I was curled up on my couch watching my favorite show when I heard the chime of the front doorbell ring from the speaker in my hallway. My television show was also interrupted with a video notification in the right hand corner of the screen and Alexa telling me “Someone is at your front door.”Continue reading “SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME”

BUNNY BONANZA

“Hey, there’s a bunny in our back yard!” My son Alex called to me from the kitchen as he was making his morning coffee. “I’m watching one in the front yard!” I called back to him as I sat on the couch, sipping my tea, watching the front yard bunny nibble on some clover. “IContinue reading “BUNNY BONANZA”

AN ORANGE TREE

I was standing in my back yard, looking up in the trees, when my son Alex came out the back door. “What are you doing?” He called to me. I had my hand cupped over my eyebrows, shading my eyes from the morning sun. “I’m looking for oranges.” I called back. Alex stepped out theContinue reading “AN ORANGE TREE”

BUTTERY GOODNESS

My husband Steven and son Alex and I were in one of our favorite parks. As we hiked through the woods, (okay it was really a walk), we traveled over a wooden bridge where a slow moving brook was passing underneath. Bright green leaves of skunk cabbage plants were dotted along its banks. “I haveContinue reading “BUTTERY GOODNESS”

DUCK AND COVER

“NO! NO! NO! NO!” I yelled as I looked out the front window watching a small chipmunk casually go from clover flower to clover flower as if it didn’t have a care in the world. “What’s wrong?” My son Alex said as he quickly came out of his room and into the living room whereContinue reading “DUCK AND COVER”

LUCK OF THE CLOVER

We were over at my brother-in-law Donny’s house, walking around the back yard looking at all the planting he’d been doing, when I realized we were walking in the middle of a clover patch. I just had to stop. “I feel one in here.” I said looking down. “What?” Donny asked. “She’s looking for aContinue reading “LUCK OF THE CLOVER”

ARE YOU SICK?

I’d just come in from the backyard and I quickly went over to the tissue box on the counter, pulled two sheets out of the box, and began to blow my nose. “Are you sick?” My son Alex asked as he came into the kitchen. “I’m pretty sure it’s allergies.” I said as I tossedContinue reading “ARE YOU SICK?”

QUIET PLEASE

“I love that you’re back guys.” I said as I was looking out my front window at the dozens of robins hopping around my front yard. “But could you not start singing until at least dawn?” My son Alex came into the room. “Who are you talking to?” He asked as he came to standContinue reading “QUIET PLEASE”