Stepping into my older sister’s back yard, I was intrigued by a very old metal dresser standing under a huge oak tree. Now not everyone has a dresser as a yard ornament, but then again, my sisters and I are all a bit unique. . . As I stood in … Read More
Behind the Mask
Someone once said that what you see is what you get. Is it now? She wanted to be authentic; she wanted the world to know her for who she really was. Of that, I have no doubt. However, this is often easier said than done. I remember watching as she … Read More
Plum Dumplings and a Couple of Boy Cousins
This week, the plum tree out beside our house is full of plums that are just beginning to ripen. As I’ve gone out each day to pick a handful to put in the fridge, saving them for a batch of jam or some plum dumplings, I have been transported back … Read More
The Cardinal’s Cry
She sat on a limb of the tall bull pine, surveying the world below with a sense of well being. Her brilliant red spouse was over on the big pile of underbrush, put there by the man who owned the property. The limbs were piled high and pulled up toward … Read More
The Small Brown Rabbit – by Lynette Chambers
As hard, sharp pellets of ice fell from the heavens, the small brown rabbit shook its fur, shaking off the ice that threatened to envelop him; slipping under a spray of low hanging pine needles he sought cover from the onslaught. His morning meal had been meager, only a few … Read More