It was dusk and I was heading into the kitchen when I saw a tiny yellow glow on the window of our back door. “Ah…” I came closer and saw that it was a lightning bug, pulsing its light as it looked for a mate. “I think you might be too late.” I said sadlyContinue reading “NATURE’S FIREWORKS”
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CHEESE TAX
“Winston’s here!” I called out to my husband Steven and son Alex as I stood by the front window. Our friends were going on a trip and we were going to be dog sitting. I watched as Winston came trotting up our sidewalk, pausing a moment to get some momentum up, before climbing our frontContinue reading “CHEESE TAX”
SPECIAL DELIVERY
My phone chimed that someone was at our side door. “Are you expecting someone?” I called to my son Alex as I picked up my phone to see who was captured on our Ring doorbell. “No.” He called back. When I looked at the camera no one was on the side porch. “That’s weird.” IContinue reading “SPECIAL DELIVERY”
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”
YOU’VE GOT MAIL
I had just finished addressing an envelope to my sister. The stamp was already attached and as I stood up from my chair, licking the envelope closed, I began walking towards the front door. My son Alex caught up with me when I was halfway out the door. “Where are you going?” He asked asContinue reading “YOU’VE GOT MAIL”
CLOVER CONFETTI
I was standing in the front yard with my husband Steven looking at our lawn. “You know I really love the look of clover sprinkled through the lawn.” I said. “It’s like a clover confetti party right in our own front yard!” Steven looked over at me with a confused look on his face. “Really?”Continue reading “CLOVER CONFETTI”
ODE TO THE DAY LILY
O fleeting flame of summer. At the end of spring you burst open- One bold flare in a sea of green, Your orange petals whisper heat As the school doors sigh and close. My son Alex came out on the back deck where I was sitting in a rocking chair, my laptop open and restingContinue reading “ODE TO THE DAY LILY”
KNOCK KNOCK
“Oh, no you don’t!” I cried as I saw the back door wide open and a chipmunk standing at the threshold. “You’re not welcome in here!” Seeing me he scurried away and dropped down into his burrow that was at the corner of our patio. “Who left this door open?” I called into the house.Continue reading “KNOCK KNOCK”
SPEEDING WITH A SPIDER
My son Alex and I were in the car driving to the park when I heard him say, “Well, hello little guy.” I looked over to the passenger seat, where he was sitting, and saw his hand up by the top of his window. “What are you doing?” I asked looking back at the road.Continue reading “SPEEDING WITH A SPIDER”
BLUEBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
I’d been fighting a tickle in my throat for days when I came out to the kitchen to see my son Alex standing at the stove making scrambled eggs. I started to cough in the crook of my arm. “The pollen is still bothering you?” He asked as he opened the drawer next to theContinue reading “BLUEBERRY FIELDS FOREVER”
Slice of Life 