By Nellie Curtiss …. As a senior citizen, I still shake my head at prices for gasoline, toilet paper, roofing jobs and school supply costs. How can it be? Nevertheless, the cost of living is a ne’er-do-well in my mind and makes the comfort of Thanksgiving hard to grab or stab it with a fork.Continue reading “A grateful life is a kind life”
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The Umbrella that wanted to fly
by Nellie Curtiss… Once there was an umbrella that wanted to fly. She started out as only a wee thought that began with a song sung by John Prine called The Blue Umbrella. Her sail and stalk with a crank system were designed in Germany. The total outfit was meant to withstand any force theContinue reading “The Umbrella that wanted to fly”
Midnight snacks, scaredy-cats, and racoon burglars
By Nellie Curtiss . . . We live in Racoon Real Estate. With Spring almost here, I woke in the middle of the night and shuffled my way to the back of the cottage where the bathroom was. As I always do, I checked which “kitty” was on the deck. Adjusting the curtained backdoor window,Continue reading “Midnight snacks, scaredy-cats, and racoon burglars”
Cats offer heartfelt acts and random purrs
By Nellie Curtiss … February is Black History Month; and it is American Heart Month, too. Of course, we all know February for Valentine and President’s Day. The edgy TV commercials keep us informed of those events. Plus, pre-Superbowl ads keep us planted indoors in anticipation of the game. But for me, February is aContinue reading “Cats offer heartfelt acts and random purrs”
Being thankful never falls out of season
By Nellie Curtiss … Whenever anyone goes shopping now at Walmart or any of the BIG BOX stores, the shelves are already refereeing between Halloween gear, retail Thanksgiving and in the wings, retail Christmas. On Facebook, some posts are about the nonsense of all the early marketing of October, November and December holidays. The post’sContinue reading “Being thankful never falls out of season“
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