Category Archives: gratefulness

Today’s Cheers and Jeers

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Cheers: Spring Rain for the trees and garden (finally) Avocados My cats Kit Kat bars “Dear Prudence” at Slate.com (every Thursday) Sore knee feeling somewhat better today A warm cozy house on a cold rainy night My purring orange cat … Continue reading →

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From Zero to Yellow in Three Days

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

We’ve had a wacky winter (summerlike) and spring (winterlike) here in Minnesota. Along with most of the people, my flower garden has been very confused. When it was 70 degrees in March, my garden thought spring was here, so everything happily popped … Continue reading →

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“For Allen Ginsberg” by Dorothea Grossman

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Among other things thanks for explaining how the generous death of old trees forms the red powdered floor of the forest.

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How old is too old to travel to Ireland?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

How do you know that you’re too old to take a trip far away from home? How much trouble it is worth to see new places and have new experiences in a foreign land? What if you love going places, … Continue reading →

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“Although the Wind” by Izumi Shikibu

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Although the wind blows terribly here, the moonlight also leaks between the roof planks of this ruined house.

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Poem for a Good Day

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

“Summons” by Robert Francis Keep me from going to sleep too soon Or if I go to sleep too soon Come wake me up. Come any hour Of night. Come whistling up the road. Stomp on the porch. Bang on … Continue reading →

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Just a Little Blossom

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

My snapdragons didn’t come back this year. Usually they seed out and something pops up nearby where last year’s plants were. But nothing this year. Until the other day, when I noticed this little snapdragon growing in a crevice between … Continue reading →

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Something cool in the compost heap

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

We have a compost heap back in the grove. We fill it with everything that we used to throw away—peach pits, coffee grounds, moldy leftovers, bread crusts, leaves in the fall, clippings from the garden, etc. In the fall or spring … Continue reading →

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The Cat Who Changed My Life

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

  Back in 1997 when I was horribly depressed and could hardly get out bed in the morning and every day seemed like a foggy nightmare, my therapist suggested I adopt a pet.    I had grown up with cats and dogs … Continue reading →

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A story for Independence Day (one day late)

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

I meant to write this yesterday, Independence Day, but I was too busy enjoying the most beautiful day we’ve had so far in Minnesota. July 4, 2011 was the most 100%, perfect, all-around excellent day Minnesota has seen in years. … Continue reading →

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