Monthly Archives: November 2023

This week in my poetry workshop, we were asked to write a poem about a chair. We had five minutes to make a start. Our homework was to rework the poem and send to the small poets group.The chair I selected was a red vinyl rocker that was in our t.v. room. It was theContinue reading “The life of a Chair, November 27, 2023. 510 words”

Giving back to our communities has been ingrained in my family from a young age. We were encouraged to preform chores for grandparents and older neighbors at no charge. I swept garages, washed dishes and drove my great aunt to the grocery store. Now I donate time and money to needy causes. One organization IContinue reading “Giving Back, November 20, 2023. 535 words”

Grandfather Clifford and his sister Margaret were born in the United States. The younger children, including Uncle Bill were Canadian citizens. Great grandfather Turnbull was a farmer in the Delhi area of Ontario. Relatives from Michigan convinced Walter and his wife to try farming in the thumb area near Lake Huron. They traveled by wagonContinue reading “Canadian Ties, November 13, 2023 554 words”

This past week, mother nature dumped 12 inches of the cold white stuff on the lakeshore in Western Michigan. Being a bit farther east, we received a couple of inches to decorate the trick and treating hours. Heavy coats with some imagination made for Halloween fun. One young fellow wrapped himself in toilet paper andContinue reading “Feeding the Wildlife, November 6, 2023 437 words”