#ShelterunderHiswing – Under the Magnolia Tree

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Glimpses of Blue

December 8, 2020May 24, 2021 maflake

This Christmas season, despite the inconveniences of Covid, I don’t want to miss a thing.

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Finding Quiet

November 1, 2020January 11, 2021 maflake

I stood by my open kitchen window Thursday evening relishing the quiet. No NPR played on the radio; no sounds of television came from the den. The refrigerator didn’t hum, and the air conditioner didn’t click on. Hurricane Zeta had come through the night before, pulling down trees and causing us to be without electricity… Continue reading Finding Quiet

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Withering in the Sun

July 1, 2020September 25, 2020 maflake

I have a basket that I picked up for a dollar at a flea market and each summer I fill it with moss and plant flowers in it. This year I had an overabundance of purple, pink and blue impatiens so I planted them in the basket and put it in my flower garden in… Continue reading Withering in the Sun

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What color are you today?

April 30, 2020June 14, 2020 maflake

Some days are yellow.Some are blue.On different days I'm different too.You'd be surprised how many waysI change on Different Colored Days. My Many Colored Days, by Dr. Seuss One of my favorite picture books is My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss. This is not your typical Seuss book with weird made up rhyming words and cats… Continue reading What color are you today?