In a corner of our back yard, a bat house hangs on the side of a shed. I don’t know if any bats use it. The shed is on one side of an area I am planning to turn into my “secret garden.” The area will be lush with blooming shrubs, ferns, bulbs, and seasonal bedding plants....
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My Secret Garden
13.07.26 10:34 AM - Comment(s)
NEEDED – ONE LARGE BUCKET OF WATER
03.07.26 02:17 PM - Comment(s)
It seems as though the world is on fire! From wars raging in Europe and the Middle East to shoot-outs in the local city park, it is evident we have not learned from our past mistakes. As the song asks, “Why can’t we all be friends?”
It is obvious some countries and peop...
Dear Friend,
19.05.26 11:04 PM - Comment(s)
Summer is coming! When I was a child, this not only meant a change in temperature, but it seemed to me my whole world changed.
For your edification, I am sharing with you some important summer rules.
1) You cannot go barefoot until after June first.
2) If you get a sandspur stuck in y...
I REMEMBER JANIE
14.08.25 03:08 AM - Comment(s)
We had been married less than a year. My husband was just out of the U. S. Navy and attending the University of Texas at Arlington. I was working for C. P. Waggoner Sales Company in Grand Prairie across the street from Chance-Vought. As the saying was at the time, I was earning my ...
There are no friends like old friends
31.05.24 12:05 AM - Comment(s)
I was reminded of this recently when I had lunch with some ladies I have known for years. One of them has family members who came from Cuba. As we talked, I thought of some of the colorful tales I have heard about the Cuban rum-runners who frequented the port of Fernandina, Florid...