This morning, when I sat down to drink my coffee, I noticed the wild strawberry design on the… Read More
Old Barns & Barnyards
Almost everyone loves old barns, I know I do. Quite a few of them still stand over the… Read More
Old Bonnie & Me
Horses are beautiful animals. Some of them have a grace and form that is striking. I love to… Read More
Finding Our Fortunes
Winter had passed and school was out for summer vacation. One day I was up at my friend… Read More
Telling Our Fortunes
One summer my Great Aunt Charity Ann had a visitor. She was a distant relative who claimed she… Read More
Following Dad to the Mountain
It was a chilly spring morning in May. A brand new day full of possibilities. After breakfast, Dad… Read More
The Blacksmith Shop
My dad’s blacksmith shop set at the lower end of our meadow beside the dirt road. It was… Read More
The Old Wood Stove
The old wood cook stove looked huge compared to the other furnishings in our little kitchen. Just inside… Read More
From Cellar to Kitchen to Table
As a little girl, I loved to go with my Mom to our old cellar. It had been… Read More
The Sentinel
The last surviving apple tree on our farm stood sentinel for over eighty years. It grew at the… Read More