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I was looking over at my Golden Pathos, it’s long tendrils hanging below the pedestal table it had been placed on. “Hum…” I looked over at my son Alex, who was sitting at the dining room table eating a sandwich. “I think this plant might need a haircut.” Alex looked over at the plant. “Well,Continue reading “HAIRCUT”

“What do you think?” I placed the bee house on the side table next to the glider. My son Alex and I were on the back porch getting ready for another season of porch sitting. “Isn’t that a bee house?” Alex asked. “Yup.” I had to smile as I adjusted it on the table. “It’sContinue reading “WORK OF ART”

I was sitting in the living room spinning a gold scarab bracelet around my wrist when my husband Steven came into the room. “What are you up to?” I held my wrist out. “Do you remember this?” Steven came over to look at the bracelet of carved scarab beetles in different colored stones around myContinue reading “GIVING PROTECTION”

It had been a dreary, rainy day and I was puttering around the house getting chores done. As I was passing my dining room window I noticed the western sky had turned much darker. “Oh boy! I think a storms coming!” I called. My husband Steven came into the room. “I was just coming toContinue reading “AFTER THE STORM”

“I did it!” I called as I walked in the door carrying several bags of groceries. Alex took the bags from my hands and went into the kitchen with them. “I can see that.” He put the bags on the countertop. “Thanks for doing the grocery shopping.” “Oh, you’re welcome but I wasn’t talking aboutContinue reading “RECYCLE MAGIC”

I was walking up to the front door, keys ready in my hand, when my son Alex opened the door for me. “How was your brunch?” he asked as I stepped past him and dropped my purse on the chair. “It was nice. Mary and Liz said to say hi and that they were sorryContinue reading “TODDLER TREATS”

My son Alex and I were taking an after dinner walk when we spotted a patch of something that was a brilliant blue sitting on a bare branch. “What is that?” Alex asked as we watched the patch of blue leave the tree branch and fly to another tree. “Oh, it’s a bird!” I criedContinue reading “BEAUTIFUL BLUEBIRD”

I had just pulled into the driveway, grabbed all of my work bags from the back seat of my car and was walking up the front sidewalk when I saw the beautiful bog iron rock sitting on my front step. Stepping over the rock I let myself in the house and dropped my bags onContinue reading “ROCK PARTY”

My husband Steven and I were driving by the house my oldest son Max would soon be moving into. As we were driving by the front of the house I stopped the car. “What are those?” I said as I pointed to some white flowers that were popping up by the front door. Steven shookContinue reading “SNOWDROPS”

My son Alex walked into the living room where I was wincing as I tried to turn my head from side to side.“Your neck is still bothering you?”“It’s even worse today!” I tipped my head to one side trying to stretch the tight muscle as I massaged the spot that hurt with my fingertips. “IContinue reading “HOUSE DOCTOR”