A June Smile
My fourth birthday photo is a black and white snapshot of my half standing/half bending over my birthday cake; sitting…
Category: Legacies of the Season
Rocky Road and Silly Rabbit Trails
I don’t imagine that old John made too many of these treats, since he worked alone so much of the…
We Need a Little Aspirin
(sung to the tune of We Need a Little Christmas with apologies to Auntie Mame and the rest of the…
Chocolate-covered Pretzels
As was her practice, Mom prepared a full course dinner every evening. We never left the table hungry. She served…
A Magical Space
Geranium Place seemed a magical space To this little girl who frequently guested there A horse collection on shelves and…
Promises Kept
‘Twas the evening of Christmas and all through the day We’d celebrated His Birth in a quiet sort of way.…
Fine-Tuning Christmas Joy
From the best of all Christmas crossroads – a card shop – I was immersed in the many different twists…
The Man from Valentine, Nebraska
I’d been in the workplace for better than a decade, and had already worked for some very difficult employers; I’d…
Windows of the Heart
Lest we let emotions long gone dry – Rejoice and run amok! When familiar chords of carols sung from the…