Finding a pine needle on the floor at the end of February spins me back to an afternoon in my former marriage. With Joe on his recliner, and me on the nearby couch, I say I’m bothered about an issue with my parents. My husband says something on the order of, Why are you bringing this up again? I mumble an answer that comes to mind and … [Read more...]
Are You Ready To Burst Into Bloom?
In the vegetable and flower garden my partner Ben tends, Cosmos taller than I dance in the wind and rain…beautiful sentinels. Fragile, radiant, sweetly pink or white. Conversely, a flower bed in front of our home features Cosmos without flowers, looking rather Charlie Brownish. We check them often for signs of flowering. Not … [Read more...]