Monthly Archives: March 2019

Cold Spring Mud season frozen Beds stand silent Nothing stirs   Ground thaws slowly Roots gather moisture Bulbs swell with growth Not yet visible   Spring crawls out As Maple trees flower Tiny buds appear on branches The green of … Continue reading →

We are close! Today and tomorrow and we celebrate another year of the writing challenge. Today I have not known what to write so I spent time reading others posts this morning. It was to find a topic, an idea … Continue reading →

It is an old debate now – one the young folks must just roll their eyes at but every so often I struggle with it. It just never really gets settled in my brain. I also know it does not … Continue reading →

I am sitting in my office and realize it is full of clutter. So much stuff everywhere. I know it drives my husband crazy but he is good about it. It is my office not his. I try to fold … Continue reading →

Pulled from one of my early blog posts – a writing day with four grade students who had not done much writing “I was sure today would be the day I would get – “I have nothing more to say!” … Continue reading →

A tiny house full of food and life sits on my kitchen table. I cannot see inside it and to be honest it looks like a speck of dirt that I might brush onto the floor or into the trash. … Continue reading →

We are here! Spring is finally here! I know I have written about this a great deal!  Sorry to those of you who have been following me. It is just that the winter was long and hard. Late this afternoon … Continue reading →

Growing plants in the northern states of North America is always a challenge. The native or perennial plants are great. They do their own thing. They know when to start, flower and seed. It is the plants we wish to … Continue reading →

This week my book group gathers for conversation and snacks. Oh and maybe a bit of wine. Our group is all people who worked in the Minneapolis public schools and are now retired. It doesn’t mean they are not working … Continue reading →

A few things in my life have gone off the rails this month. There is high emotion and little sleep, lots of tension. A topic I don’t want to write about here – at least not yet but an interesting … Continue reading →