Author Archives: kathymiele28

My son Alex and I were sitting on our back deck when I leaned over to one of my pots of daylilies to move a vine of creeping jenny that had wrapped itself around one of the bright orange petals. “Aren’t they beautiful?” I asked. Alex looked over and nodded. “They really have popped!” “I’mContinue reading “SUMMER’S HERE”

The tree service was going to be coming soon, so my husband Steven and I were standing in the back yard trying to decide which trees needed to be trimmed and which ones needed to be removed. “There’s some dead branches in that one.” I said as I pointed up into the huge oak tree.Continue reading “HUMMINGBIRD TREE”

I was in my bedroom, putting away the laundry when I noticed a small travel size container of hand sanitizer sitting on top of my jewelry box. I picked it up and went into the hallway. My son Alex was coming out of his room and I held up the container. “Do you know whereContinue reading “SMALL GIFT”

I walked into the living where my husband Steven was sitting on the couch reading the newspaper. “Morning!” I said as I walked by him. “How’d you sleep?” Steven looked up and seemed surprised. “Where are you going?” he asked. I shook my head. “No where. Why do you ask?” Steven pointed to my head.Continue reading “WHERE ARE YOU GOING?”

I live in the state of New Jersey so, when our Governor got on the television the other day and said we could finally go to the beach I was estatic. “The beaches are open! The beaches are open!” I cried out as I ran to my son Alex’s room and began knocking on hisContinue reading “THE BEACHES ARE OPEN”

I was walking into the kitchen when the light through the back door showed some dust bunnies tumbling past the refrigerator. “Oh, come on!” I cried as I went to the front hall closet to get the broom and dust pan. I began sweeping the dust bunnies into a pile when I noticed more dirtContinue reading “CORONA CLEANING”

Our doorbell rang and I could see the delivery person leaving a box on our steps. I waited a few pandemic seconds before I opened the door and called “Thank you!” and dragged the box into the house. Reaching for the can of Lysol that now had a permanent home on the floor next toContinue reading “BIRDER BEGINNER”

I’d just finished cleaning up after breakfast and was sitting on the couch staring out the front window. “I can’t believe we just did another week of sitting inside waiting for this pandemic to end.” I sighed as my son Alex came over to the couch to sit down. “It flew by didn’t it?” heContinue reading “MR. SUNSHINE”

What prompted this piece: I live in New Jersey, the state second hardest hit by corona-virus. It was finally the day. The day I had to go to the grocery store. We’d eaten everything in the pantry and there was no more “magical” meals I could make. My son Alex could sense my anxiety asContinue reading “I’M GOING IN”

We were on our fifth week of quarantine when I opened the refrigerator door and looked inside. Opening the meat drawer I pulled out a bag of defrosted beef cubes and put them on the counter-top. My son Alex came into the kitchen and looked at the bag of beef. “What are you making forContinue reading “MacGYVER COOKING SKILLS”