YES, yes, we want to know more! Mom has died, I presume, and Dad, who vowed never to wear the cap she crocheted for him, is now wearing it. And he's snipping green beans (I job I detest) - but I've never

The man in the chair - what a fascinating start to a story nobody seems to know! It was not sandflies (no-see-ums) that got me in Rhode Island - it was some creepy crawly little things and I thought someone

Ohhhh, I'm so sorry to hear this. Four years without seeing two of your children is a long time. Friends and family leaving for a new world, one that does not welcome them. And this: Host countries end

Sandfleas! From what I recall, they BITE. (I was in Rhode Island at the time.) Why would anyone collect sandfleas? Some kind of fish bait....? Interesting - the man in the folding chair in the parking

Have you lost a loved one recently? I hope this poem refers to a long-ago loss. I feel the pain! ("Emotional Agony") "Beyond this madness, still I hear your voice" - And we hope to

I love it - the antidote is to get observers drunk. For years (starting at age 30!!) I have said this: as we married folk age, the quick and easy solution is to take off our glasses and dim the lights.

ahh, but this neighbor for all her weight training still has that hazard of aging: crepe-y skin! Not sure there's any antidote to that. Herbal remedies, maybe....?

are you in the #electroculture group, electro-gardening, whatever it's called? Amazing how people show photos of bigger, better plants and veggies, just fashioning some coils or pyramids to utilize electrical

LOL, that was the first one I meant to highlight. Also the irony of old ladies on medicare at Tai Chi - my neighbor is 70 and works out six days a week, doing the squat-walking with huge hand weights,

Ahhh, so there IS one skill you supposedly lack, but I supposedly have! LOL! Of course I read all your poems and freewrites and anything else. You have been a loyal friend, never doubting me, nor seeing

Mark Twain thought his best novel by far was the one about Joan of Arc Nobody today has heard of it... "The Nutcracker" was the least favorite (most disliked!) composition of Tchaikovsky. He

Your freewrites are so fun, so full of surprises. You are the master of the unexpected, and the fresh twist. I still have some of this stuff in my sewing bins! I've never used it--too intimidating for

Before Freddy, there was Eddie - what a beautiful creature! And what a beautiful poem! This: I sometimes wonder why I have pets at all, or love anyone at all, because the loss of them is so terrible. Why

I love good news and stories of healing. Keep telling them. :)

Sam, are you familiar with this "Polyface" method? A one-star reviewer (see link below) doesn't recommend the book. The photo on the front cover caught my eye. Polyface Designs: A Comprehensive

Interesting! Futuristic, sci-fi, post-apoca-typian, set in a new world. You remind me of missionaries in africa couldn't grow garden vegetables without pollinators - the seeds sprouted, the plants grew

"Herbs and anointing, with prayer has healed four known tumors" - thank God you're healing from this! Thank you for all the information you share. You could write a book on all the unconventional

Good advice. THANK YOU. I keep hard copy instructions with each kit, and pray I never need any of them! ... we should be digging daily, to learn as much as possible...just in case. Please remember that

I feel your pain! Two months since you posted this (I'm always late to the party) - you may be two YEARS dealing with the aftermath. This reminds me of the August 2020 derecho: This kind of tree they call

Your photos are brilliant, bright, colorful, beautiful, inviting. YES! But come on up those stairs and sit a spell with me. There is something very friendly about a visit on someone's front porch. yes