Tag: books
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Good to see you, Mr. Groundhog
At one time I considered January to be the longest, coldest, and darkest month of the year. It lasted much too long. But these days it seems no different than any other month of the year. Turn around and it is over. And suddenly it is time to check in with our local groundhog. END…
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Little things
Often when we sit outside, we look up to the sound of an airplane flying overhead. It seems we are on the flight path for passengers travelling east. A month ago, I flew to Ontario to visit a friend I had not seen for 20 years. Flying over the city, I recognized a landmark not…
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I Love to Read Month
A friend recently told me that she was going on a diet. Her psyche was weighed down these days, she said, so she was going to limit her reading to library books and the lifestyle section of the newspaper. Salad and dessert, she said. No main courses. I understand her rationale perfectly. Public School Curriculum…
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A Hopeful Read
A month or so ago (when I check, I see that it was two months ago. I confess that I have lost track of time), I participated in one of those Facebook activities that have become even more popular now than they were before COVID. For ten days, I posted one photo a day of…
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Past the Ides of March and on towards Spring
Many years ago, in the days when I was writing a weekly column for a local newspaper, I devoted several paragraphs to the arduous task of reading the hydro meter in winter. Depending on the winter snowfall, it really could feel like a climb up Mount Everest. I remember climbing the pile of snow, which…
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Dreaming of a February thaw
My Christmas cactus is ahead of its time. It bloomed six weeks before Christmas and now it is blooming again six weeks before Easter. It does this quite consistently from year to year. I know that I might be able to change the timing by changes to watering, location and temperature, but I am content…
Rural Routes, Blog Version 