Author Archives: kathymiele28

I was standing in the kitchen talking to my husband Steven when he noticed me rubbing my foot against the ankle of my other leg. “What happened to your leg?” he asked as he pointed to a quarter size red lump on my calf. I leaned over and began scratching the spot he was talkingContinue reading “STOP SCRATCHING”

My son Alex and I were walking in our neighborhood when I happened to notice a tree in someone’s front yard. I stopped and pointed to one of the berries hanging from the tree. “Is it just me or is everything starting to look like the corona virus?” Alex started to laugh. “Nope. That certainlyContinue reading “CORONA TREE”

I was in the middle of washing dishes when I looked out the window and saw a beautiful orange tabby walking down the path we had in our woods. Quickly shutting off the faucet and grabbing a towel I called out to my son. “Alex! Come here quick!” Alex came into the kitchen. “What’s wrong?”Continue reading “PET SHARE”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched one of our chipmunks scurry across the yard, leaping from stone to stone, hiding in our fire pit only to reappear and make a quick dash to go under our grill. “I wonder if he lives under there?” I asked my son Alex as we sat onContinue reading “PORCH PIRATE”

I was sitting on the couch with a book laid open across my lap, my bare feet tucked under a warm cozy blanket, when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you up to?” he asked. “Trying to make it through this book.” I sighed. Alex sat down next to me. “What’s itContinue reading “GETTING TO THE END”

I was in the kitchen with my son Alex when I picked up a box that contained an herb garden kit my sister Liz had given me. “Want to help me put this together?” “Sure. What do we have to do?” “I’m pretty sure it’s just stick some seeds in dirt.” I opened the boxContinue reading “SHOT GLASS GARDEN”

Now that we were spending our pandemic summer at home, I wanted to think of more ways to entertain myself in the back yard. This led me to pick up my phone and order a bird bath. The day it arrived I couldn’t wait to install it. While I sat in my rocking chair onContinue reading “BIRD SPA”

My son Alex came into the living room where I was sitting on the couch having my morning cup of tea. “Do you want to go for a walk?” he asked. I looked over at the thermostat that showed the outside temperature. “It’s already 82 degrees out.” “I know. It’s suppose to go up toContinue reading “IT’S A HOT ONE”

My son Alex and I were out for a walk at a local park. As we came around a bend in the path we saw that the tennis courts were filled with players. “I was never really good at tennis.” I pointed to the two on the court that were hitting the ball to oneContinue reading “TENNIS ANYONE?”

“Hey, I didn’t know we had a Rose of Sharon bush in our yard.” I was looking out our dining room window at its beautiful purple flowers that had just begun to bloom. “We don’t.” My husband Steven said as he came over to take a peek. “Well, would you look at that.” he laughed.Continue reading “NEIGHBORLY GIFT”