Bits and Pieces

In the corner of one of our little garden areas, we have left a thistle that has grown tall and…

On a late August evening as I sat watching darkness fall while the sun slipped out of sight beyond…

It has not yet hit the medical journals, but I personally have been ravished by several seizures of…

I am certainly sure that we underestimate the intelligence of animals. Having occasional time on my…

This past week has been an interesting one for me. Midweek I was invited by a neighbour to go with…

Spring came and went, summer has come and gone, and fall has tumbled upon us. The methodical…

Wow! What a beautiful fall we are having up here in cattle country! Occasional showers intermingled…

For those of you on the fringes of my readers’ circle who can’t quite understand what…

A nearby neighbour dropped in this past week and, as he had a number of places to go, he asked if I…

I was sitting comfortably on my butt a couple of days ago, in a comfy lean-back chair, out back of…

The years they come and the years they go, with the ticking of each second of time persistent. Time…

What a fun and pleasing day it turned out to be! The weather was pleasant, with no rain or snow.…

Snow, snow, go away – come again some other day! That was a chant that was directed to the…

This past couple of days I found myself taking advantage of the few hours of early afternoon sun,…

On a sunny, cloud-spotted midday this past week, as I sauntered aimlessly from my birdie bungalow,…