Category Archives: life around us

Seen on a hot afternoon

In the random things you find to do when your brain isn’t fully functional, I missed having a birdbath. Continue reading

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last official act of the night

There were no bird baths. Sorry birds. If you were going back to school you might have a prayer of some heat relief. Have some Number 2 pencils instead. Continue reading

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From the Archives

We all remembered this picture but not where it was. When I ducked home tonight I went through the door and suddenly knew exactly where it was. Mom and Dad in the early 70’s at Brant Lake.

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Dad

After a short stay in the hospital and then back to their own house, Dad died quietly on Friday morning. There aren’t any words to explain what happened or how you feel or what the future will be like. Despite … Continue reading

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Haiku for Monday

that moment today •
when the world poised and teetered •
and started for home. Continue reading

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