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My son Alex and I had just returned from a trip to a local farmer’s market where we’d loaded up on all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables. As I was unloading the bags I grabbed the block of cheese we’d also picked up. “We have to try this right now.” I said as IContinue reading “CHEESE PLEASE”

“Come on, little guys! Keep eating!” I was on my back porch, kneeling down next to a swamp milkweed plant, one of two plants that a client had given to my husband Steven. “This is going to be so great!” I cried as I tipped a leaf back to show Steven where a tiny monarchContinue reading “MONARCH BEAUTY”

It was almost dusk and I could hear the rumblings of thunder off in the distance. “Oh boy! A thunderstorm!” I looked over at my husband Steven and our son Alex. “Do you guys want to go sit out on the porch and wait for it to come in?” I was looking out the kitchenContinue reading “STORM’S COMING”

“Is there water in the bird bath?” my husband Steven called to me from the kitchen. I walked down the hall and saw Steven standing by the sink looking out the window to our back yard. “I just filled it this morning!” I cried. I looked over Steven’s shoulder and saw a robin and aContinue reading “POOL’S EMPTY”

My son Alex and I were walking around one of our favorite lakes when I noticed a turtle sunning itself on top of a tree stump that was sticking out of the water. I stopped and pointed it out. “How long do you think it took him to get to the top of that?” IContinue reading “TURTLE COVE”

“That’s it!” I called as I walked in the front door and dropped my bags by the chair. “Last day of school.” Alex said as he came around the corner from the kitchen. “Congratulations!” “Thanks!” I flopped down on the couch and put my feet up on the coffee table. “What a weird year it’sContinue reading “SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER”

It was first thing in the morning and I was leaning against the kitchen counter holding a steaming cup of tea, looking out our glass door, when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you looking at?” he asked. I pointed at our railing as I took a sip from my cup. “ThatContinue reading “LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION”

I was in the kitchen, ready to start dinner when I turned the water on to wash my hands. “Oh, no!” Water was leaking from the faucet and spilling all over the counter-top. I quickly shut the water off and checked the long neck of the faucet where I could see an inch long crack.Continue reading “MS. FIT-IT”

It was late afternoon and my husband Steven and son Alex and I were all enjoying a soft breeze as we sat on our back porch waiting for the sun to set. “Anyone interested in a fire?” I asked as I looked over at our fire pit that was overflowing with dried out sticks. ForContinue reading “FIRE PIT”

I was sitting outside trying to enjoy the beautiful day when a brown oak tassel fell out of the tree above me and swirled down to drop on my shoulder. “These things are killing me!” I said to myself as I picked it off of me and tossed it onto our lawn that was alreadyContinue reading “OAK TASSELS”