“Doubtless God could have made a better berry (than the strawberry), but doubtless God never did.” William Allen Butler ~~ I hate to say that I’m tired of strawberries. And I can’t say that I’m tired of eating them. Just picking them. It’s been a good year down here on the farm for strawberries. A very good year. We don’t …
Today while I was walking I got to thinking about how I remember odd moments in my life. I’m sure you do too. Of course we all have those universal moments we remember. Moments of tragedy or world changing events so intense that we remember exactly what we were doing when we got the news. The bombing of Pearl Harbor. …
Peonies are my very favorite yard flower. They have always been so since I was a kid and one of my favorite games was jumping over the peony bushes in the front yard of my grandfather’s house. I had to take a running leap and sometimes my foot clipped the green bush as I hit the other side. Don’t ask …
It was a busy weekend around here. Actually I don’t suppose I was around here all that much. We were on the road to speeches and movies and weddings and singings. Friday I had the privilege of speaking to a group of grandparent tutors at their recognition and appreciation luncheon. It was good to hear about this great program to …
~~Today is my great niece, Kaelyn’s birthday. She’s six. Some of you may have been following her or my reports on her on Facebook. But in case you haven’t, here’s a bit of her story. Last year before Christmas she got sick several times and couldn’t seem to get completely better. They thought it was the flu and/or other common …
~~One thing all of us have in common is that we have a mother. Father too but it’s not Father’s Day so we’re not talking about him today. Here’s a picture of my mom and my youngest granddaughter. Nothing like a baby to bring joy out in a mama, grandmama or great grandmama. It is such a blessing to be …
~~Whenever I go to the Shaker village not far from my farm, I feel as if I’ve gone back to a different moment in time. I can’t deny a feeling of peace in that place. Even though I’ve read a lot of Shaker history and know their Societies were not always peaceful and trouble free, still I feel the peace …
~~~Here’s my granddaughter ready to take over her grandma’s place as writer for the day. She’s a super fast typist, but it’s a little hard to read all those words she types without concern over proper placement of letters. Free flowing thoughts – er fingers. Perhaps good for the creative energy. ~~~I’d like to blame the messy desk in the …
Here’s part of the beautiful staircase at the Shaker village near me. The double staircases have a big part in my next Shaker book, The Seeker. ~~But first I got some good news about my last book, The Believer, this week. Actually it was old news, but I didn’t know about it until now, so it was new news to …
Almost two years ago I was rushing to get the book that became The Believer finished before these two little ones made their appearance in the world. And now here they are full of smiles for their grandma and their grandma is rushing to get yet another book finished, my fourth Shaker book, as yet nameless. ~~I’ve been brainstorming names …