The Magic Powder No one can say when the sickness first began in Madford, a small rural village, during the days when fairies still roamed the earth. It first affected the children then spread to all the adults until everyone was covered with open sores and lay in bed shivering from fever. The most able […]
“God’s in His Heaven, All’s right with the world.” All’s right with the world. Really? Hmmm. That’s not what I was thinking! These familiar lines popped into my head as I was having coffee and my quiet time on the deck this morning. They are taken from a poem that was written by Robert Browning in […]
From my journal, 6/6/23, 8 AM Today the sun is veiled with smoke and particulate matter that has migrated into my neighborhood from the Canadian wildfires up north. (That’s the meteorological explanation, courtesy of my weather app. ) My husband called me from the porch a short time ago, “Come outside, you’ve got to see […]
The Ugly Princess Once upon a time in a kingdom called Fair Meadows lived a king and queen who longed for a child but had none. They consulted all the physicians in their kingdom and when they saw no result they turned to herbal healers and after taking myriads of potions, still, they had no […]
I’ve been thinking … (Reflections from my heart) Do you remember the comforting sights, sounds and smells of home when you were growing up? I’m recalling kitchen sounds: dishes rattling, silverware jingling, dishwasher humming, a pot bubbling, and sometimes even vegetables burning. Coming home from school sounds: back door closing, “Ma, I’m home” announcing, footsteps […]