Insomnia is a recurring problem for many. The older I get the more I am bothered by the condition. I have friends who report successive nights of being awake at 3 a.m., the elusive sleep genie nowhere to be found. One acquaintance turned the wide awake hours into a productive endeavor. She thought of all […]
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When Waging War, Study Squirrels
When my husband retired, it took him a while to adjust to his new life. Finding things to do wasn’t a problem, prioritizing them was. One thing he especially enjoyed was spending more time feeding the birds in our backyard. We gave him a sophisticated new bird feeder to encourage his hobby and he went […]
Choosing a Clean Sweep for 2022
When 2022 rolled around I wanted change in my life. The years 2020 and 2021 had taken their toll. I felt burned out, my muse struggled, and my words wouldn’t come. My blog suffered for lack of content, but my mind had literally come to a standstill. Nothing found inspiration, my writing dead in the […]
Critter Corner Cards 2022 Calendar
The Critter Corner Cards calendar for 2022 is now available. This year’s offering from Artist Rachel Lee is a series of pooches in various habitats waiting to steal your heart. Even a neighborhood mutt! Cost is still $13.95. Shipping $3.00. Order blank at www.crittercornercards.com OR mail check to Critter Corner Cards, PO Box 1426, Springfield, […]
When Life Ends Too Soon
This week our family lost a gentle giant. Our nephew succumbed to pneumonia after surviving a bout of Covid. He will be missed. A big man with a bigger heart, he stood every inch of six feet four. He owned his own business and was well respected in his community. He and his wife had […]
Compassion by the Slice
Tonight I’m ordering pizza for my family. It’s a big deal for my daughter. I never serve pizza except on the last day of the month, so for me to make dinner with her favorite food in the middle of the calendar month leaves her giddy. If only the reason for this change in menu […]
Pushing On Through Trouble
The prairie my great-great-great grandfather crossed with his new bride and her entourage of immediate family most likely seemed an unending landscape of dust, dirt, and scorching sun. He had ridden across this unforgiving territory once on horseback. Now he led his unsuspecting in-laws. While the account of the Hills wagon train of 1851 is […]
Packing for the Journey
Deciding what to bring across the prairie often meant heart-wrenching sacrifices. All too often an item viewed as essential at the beginning of the journey in St. Joseph, Missouri became the first thing discarded when the oxen became too weary to go on, or the wagon carrying the cargo wore out. My great-great-grandmother had to […]
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Today’s the Day!
Today’s the Day. Cover Reveal for The Sister’s Plight, book 2 in the Call of the Frontier series. Pre-order June 1-30 for only .99. Book Releases July 1, 2021
When the Possum Headed North
About a year ago we trapped a possum living in our yard, with plans to relocate him to a nearby wilderness area. We checked local wildlife guidelines only to learn relocating possums was against the law. We released the animal on the furthest corner of our property. He was last seen waddling north as fast […]