Before the first fireworks flew into the sky on Monday, I started my own Independence Day celebration with my own Declaration of Independence: I turned the oven on. The tone of the oven when it reached its set 350o rang through the empty kitchen and could be heard 'round the air condition-less house. After an [...]
Our friends' cherry tree stands as their perfect metaphor. Bright, strong, resilient, exceedingly generous and firmly rooted, the tree invites visitors and provides them with a hearty snack. It shades and supports them, and offers year-round entertainment. Its bumper crop of cherries might sag a lesser tree, but Pete and Mary Abraham's tree maintains perfect [...]
My Aunt Doris is one of the best gift givers in the world. Not only does she give gifts to her own children and grandchildren, she also never missed a birthday of her great nieces and nephews. Along with the birthday girl/boy’s present, she always sends something for their other siblings too, so no one [...]
Due to their haughty nature, I've never been a big fan of numbers. Something about the way they sit on scales, thermostats, calendars, and parking meters with a "Yeah? So what are you going to do about it?" expression turns me off. Try to talk a frigid -10 degree into becoming a lovely 75 degree [...]