Category Archives: Essays

Ketchup: The Poor Man’s Sauce

Ketchup: The Poor Man’s Sauce They say that ketchup is the poor man’s sauce, whoever they are. They say a lot of things. They say what’s good for the goose is good for the gander too, but how many of you walk around calling male geese ganders? Not many, but THEY do. But I don’t want to talk… Read More »

The Pond

  The Pond The pond that winter stilled with dark and moody ice now glistens under the crystal-blue vernal sky. The almost-hot spring sun and the cool spring breeze combine to make this day as perfect as any spring day. The silence that was once dead in the snow has disappeared and given way to the loud, incessant… Read More »

A Stroller on a Warm Spring Day

A Stroller on a Warm Spring Day Today was one of the first really nice days this spring. It was the kind of spring day I think about when the wicked winds of winters rattle the windows and pound on my spirit. The sky was cerulean blue served up with a generous serving of summer-like, fluffy white clouds.… Read More »