We waited in silence ten years or more for the bell to ring. Then in the pre-dawn darkness of a late-Advent morning it tolled, at a notably non-liturgical hour.
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Today’s find: Towering
Today’s find: Buzzards & burros
I’ve been inside The Joint often enough not to ever expect an inviting welcome. But yesterday’s approach was something else.
Continue readingToday’s find: Hope
“Well, this is weird,” I said to myself…because there was absolutely no one else in the room with me, watching a recent World Cup match on TV.
Continue readingToday’s find: Obscured
In my haste, I was sorely tempted to do something truly foolish the other morning.
Continue readingToday’s find: Static cling
To their delight, the Grandsons took in an unexpected lesson in static electricity the other day.
Continue readingToday’s find: Kintsugi
Perhaps not surprisingly, our matriarch’s 95th birthday celebration morphed into a time of “family archeology” the other day.
Continue readingToday’s find: Notice
For a moment or two, I had the disturbing feeling that I’d been forced to time-travel – transported against my will to “caveman days.”
Continue readingToday’s find: Paywall
I think I might be forgiven…for resenting this latest attempt at extortion.
Continue readingToday’s find: Pumpkin Spice
Our “porch pumpkin” didn’t quite make it to Halloween.
Continue readingToday’s find: Not Sorry
“Sorry, dear Granddaughter. But sometimes, life just isn’t fair.”
If only I’d been this gracious and wise when my luck turned (and hers soured) the other day.
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