Category: Stories
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Two Room School House
A raw day, chilly, foggy and wet. Tomorrow is forecast to be in the 60’s F, with showers! This morning, following a night of rain, the willows have turned green. As I sit here before the window my morning cup of coffee is marvellously tasty and warming. Before polio I lived in rural Lincolnshire. My…
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A Long Ago Spring
Its foggy! Very foggy! The sea breeze seems to be intensifying the gloom instead of breaking it up as forecast. If not for the wind and damp the day would feature springlike warmth. The crows are in mating mood and in spite of the inclement weather there are moments of strenuous courtship, not always successful.…
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Culture of Spectacle
We are in the midst of a foggy, drizzly, raw March day. Today it seems unlikely that April nears. For a short time yesterday the sun came out and it was warm enough to enjoy being out, so I rode my disability scooter over to the library to pick up a couple of books. By…
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Spring Rain
A dark, drizzly, chilly early spring day. In spite of the cold, color is returning to the maples and other trees and the magnolia’s buds seem to thicken daily. Lichen on tree trunks have begun to take on more color and the field has a bright green hue between the bare spots. In the garden…
