Outside, the bare branches of the rose bush and last summer’s basil and even the tulip poplar bend lows in the wind. It’s sunny now — the bright white light bouncing off the snow-covered ground. But it’s frigid. How those tender branches don’t just snap right off, I couldn’t say. Read more
Two Sunday’s ago, Steve streamed the theme song from Rocky as I got up off the couch, walked into the kitchen, and pulled out packages of meat, pasta, rice, and vegetables. Over the next four hours, I chopped, I sauteed, I baked, I roasted, I blended, and then I bagged and packaged and wrapped. When the afternoon was over, I had filled the freezer with … Read more
An important part of bringing words to life is encouraging other writers in their words. I have been inviting writers I love to write about their word of the week. Today, Matt Appling joins me as my guest poster. Welcome, Matt! pa·tience – noun \ˈpā-shən(t)s\ : the ability to remain calm and not become annoyed […] Read more
fac·to·tum – noun \fak-ˈtō-təm\ : a person whose job involves doing many different types of work : a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities : a general servant __________ Last week as I got back to work after a couple of weeks off, I set out with a new time management system, a renewed fervor […] Read more
wind – noun, often attributive\ˈwind, archaic or poeticˈwīnd \ : a natural movement of air of any velocity; especially : the earth’s air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally : an artificially produced movement of air : a force or agency that carries along or influences The wind has been blowing us around for four […] Read more
