Why, after thirty years, did my husband William and I decide to sell all our cows back to the farm from which they came? No, ask rather, why we ran those cattle for thirty years? One becomes fond of them. One enjoys being out in the great outdoors, in the heat and the sleet, baling […]
Category: Guest Blogs
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Just laugh at it: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
(I’m glad somebody is writing! Good stuff, sister.) Just Laugh At It What do you do when your $1800 new hay mower won’t cut hay, and the people who sold it to you take their own time about fixing it and weeks later when you’re on the phone insisting on results, the owner of the […]
Searching for Dark Skies: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
For many years I served as volunteer co-leader of the International Dark-Sky Association. I remember certain conversations in my fight against light pollution, some less positive than others. My very first request for help, after my name was up on the IDA’s website, came from a concerned citizen in Virginia Beach. A new hotel was […]
“Dallas”: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
Blogger’s note: see my post “It wasn’t all cats and dogs” for some backstory on my sister Mary’s pet skunk, whom she named Dallas. I must ask her where she got the inspiration for that name. You’ll notice in the stanzas ahead that it lends itself well to rhyme. To wit: *”Alice” is the collective […]
Found: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
Found By Laura J. Graham Much has been written about lost hikers. Most of them find their way out on their own; many are found safely by search parties. The most likely cause for getting lost, is that the hiker decides to take a short cut from one part of a marked trail […]
Adventures on the Road: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
Blogger’s note: My sister Laura has commuted to work from the country to downtown for many years. During those years she has seen many facts of human nature. Read on for two such examples! The Day Laura Snapped It was a dark and rainy evening. I was one in a line of cars inching along […]
They Used to Call Them Stars: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
Flash fiction from my incomparable sister Laura! They Used to Call Them Stars By Laura J. Graham “Pinpoints of light against the dark,” said the old woman, combing her long silvery hair. And the little boy laughed as he set up his cans again for target practice with his sling shot. “Everybody knows that monsters […]
A One Mile Race: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
A One Mile Race By Laura J. Graham The day Laurel went mad dawned like any other October day: cold, crisp, beautiful. This day began a bit unusually however, in that Laurel had signed up for a one mile race, to benefit some charity or other. She rose early and after performing her […]