• Occupy Wall Street?

    You know, I have been trying to figure out what the Occupy Wall Street movement is trying to accomplish. From what I can tell, the main complaints are corporate greed, the unbelievable salaries of some of the Wall Street executives and the disparity of the “Haves” and the “Have nots” in our country. How can […]

  • The Cat Who Robbed a Bank

    By Lilian Jackson Braun   A pleasant romp through the day-to-day life of detective-journalist Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. The story takes place in a city called Pickax in Moose County, “400 miles north of everywhere.” It is September, a busy month with the local hotel reopening, the Highland Games […]

  • November 17 words

    NOVEMBER 17 WORDS: Febrile, corkscrew, fast, sloppy, plant, tractor.   Please submit your story through the comment section below.

  • November 8 Words

    NOVEMBER 8 WORDS: Bark, purple, fence, crackling, race, ginger and box.   Please submit your story through the comment box below.

  • Counting blessings

    I know this sounds a little trite, but I am truly blessed… Not because I am working more than full time, but because I have the work. Not because I have two jobs, but because I love both jobs. Plants and words have been a huge part of my sanity my entire life. Not because […]

  • Collecting seeds

    It seems like all I can talk about is gardening. That’s not the case, but I’m going to do one more blog about gardening before I move on to other things. This wonderful fall weather has made it easy to gradually ready the yard for winter, rather than breeze through like a whirling dervish to […]