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Simple Things

Simple Things

March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 6 From a free writing in my summer journal Tonight I’ve taken pleasure in simple things. Eating an enormous piece of pizza Chatting with my son as he grilled 24 cheeseburgers for his kids, cousins, and friends Hearing the shouts and...
The Worm Farm

The Worm Farm

March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 4 We were driving along Highway 240. Through farms. Not far from Newberg. That’s where I saw the sign. It was a white sign. Not too big; not too small. It had two wooden posts holding it up at just the right height to read from the car...
Ghost Gardens

Ghost Gardens

March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 4 We took a back country drive. Bright yellow daffodils were blooming–those beside houses and driveways and those seemingly out of place. Did you know that daffodils don’t grow wild in woods or fields? When your see daffodils in a...
It’s a Book

It’s a Book

March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 2 EM came over with her daddy to show me her newest creation–a handmade book with a hard cover. Daddy said it was all her idea, even how to make it. He only helped where her little hands were not strong enough to bind with yellow...
Signs of Spring

Signs of Spring

March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 1 Yesterday, I said “Goodbye” to February. Today, I say “Hello” to March. For several weeks I’ve been looking for signs of spring, and what I saw called for a poem. SPRING Cold melts awaySun rises...
All Mommy’s

All Mommy’s

SOL26-0224 I’ve been thumbing the pages of my journals, reading slices about my grandkids–well, maybe more like “bites.” Here’s one that still makes me laugh and still makes me wonder how Mommy taught this lesson so well. BN (3 yrs old)...