The Child Inside “I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher.” – Mark Twain I don’t mind those first few cold days of winter. I think the pristine whiteness of the first measurable snowfall is beautiful – and the newly white world, I find serene and breathtaking. I like the way the sound cracks in… Read More »
Footprints in the Snow And though today I walk away from things familiar too, I’ll make new footprints in the snow, where once the flowers grew; Guided by a dream unseen; a dream that will not die, My footprints winding through the snow; beneath a twilight sky… Each day I set aside an hour of my day to… Read More »
Thanksgiving Memories When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of myself as a young boy, watching the Thanksgiving parade on television; mom busy in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving dinner and the feeling of love all around. I remember a gray, cold and cloudy day; the steamy windows that cooking made and snowflakes in the air. This was… Read More »
It’s Turkey Time: Caring for a Dead Turkey It’s time for our annual turkey guide & essay. Just in the nick of time, too. Wow! It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Many of you busy planning your Thanksgiving menus. While the sly ones are planning on going to to someone else’s house… Read More »
A Time to Give Thanks Some days it doesn’t feel like I have a lot to be thankful for. The trouble with getting older is everything you remember is painted with the brushes of the past. Those brushes, the echoes and reflections of the past color everything I do today. And sometimes the colors of my memories of… Read More »
With a Single Flake Of Snow, Winter Begins With a single flake of snow, winter begins. Like that first faint shadow of twilight, we hardly take notice of it. It’s just another season in a lifetime of seasons; it’s just another snowflake in a long cycle of winters. The autumn leaves, glorious and resplendent, catch our attention as… Read More »