I’ve been trying to squeeze in every last second of porch time while the weather is still warm. But while I was trying to read my book the sound of a bird squawking incessantly was breaking my concentration. I looked around and saw it was a Mama cardinal who was doing the squawking and sheContinue reading “PROTECTIVE MAMA”
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DOOMSCROLLING
I was sitting on my couch, scrolling through my phone, when I heard my son Alex in the kitchen making his lunch. “Did you hear Tim Curry passed away?” I called to him. “Who?” “Tim Curry.” Alex came around the corner from the kitchen. “Never heard of him.” “What?” I shook my head. “He starredContinue reading “DOOMSCROLLING”
WHAT TIME IS IT?
I was laying in bed, reading my book, when I finally got the wave of exhaustion washing over me that signaled I was ready to fall asleep. “That’s enough of that.” I said as I closed my book, put it on the nightstand then clicked off my bedside light. I was asleep within moments. WhatContinue reading “WHAT TIME IS IT?”
NOT IN THE HOUSE
I was in the kitchen, unloading the dishwasher, when I heard a strange noise. I stopped to listen, holding a glass midway to the cabinet. THWACK, THWACK, THWACK, THWACK. It almost had a rhythmic sound to it. I placed the glass in the cabinet and went to investigate. THWACK, THWACK I was getting closer asContinue reading “NOT IN THE HOUSE”
FINDER OF LOST THINGS
“Do you know where the silver cooler bag is?” My son Alex called to me from the kitchen. I grabbed the remote and muted the show I was watching. “Pantry cabinet, bottom shelf, under my Mom’s blue Dutch oven pot.” I called back from the living room. I kept the show muted until I heardContinue reading “FINDER OF LOST THINGS”
CLEAN SHEET NIGHT
I’d been busy doing laundry most of the morning. When the load with my sheets came out of the dryer I threw them on my bed, planning on putting them on later. Hours went by when I finally went back in my bedroom and was surprised to see that the bed had already been made.Continue reading “CLEAN SHEET NIGHT”
