Author Archives: Carol

This is a list poem from the Carousel poetry group. It is an abecedarian poem. I started each line with a capital letter but no ending punctuation. Happy Fall.Carol Falling Leavesby Carol FarnsworthAspen quake.Birch blendingCypress canopy,Dangling dogwood.Elderberries eaten.Feverfew frondsGilded gourdsHemlock rosy tipsMulti colored kaleYellow linden foliageMaple orange leavesNesting yellow nettlesBronze oaksQuaking lemon poplarsRosie SumacSmokey tamarackuveriaContinue reading “Falling Leaves November 3th, 2025 98 Words”

This week, I had a rude awakening with a visit to the Apple store. I thought we had sent up for a class on using my new I Pad. Showing up at the correct time, we were ushered to the training area to wait … and wait. We watched as customers came and left. Finally,Continue reading “Tech Less, October 27, 2025 295 words”

In our small town, we have a centennial farm and market. We refer to it as Bos’s. There are 80 acres of crops and two green houses filled with plantings of vegetables and flowers from the farm’s abundance.A trip to Bos’s must include a tour of the current offerings. In the center of the largestContinue reading “Copycat, October, 20, 2025. 342 words”

On October 15, we will celebrate white cane day.   I have been a white cane user for many years. When I was first given a cane at the Rehab Center in Kalamazoo, if  I used it at all, it was as a walking cane. The cane was light weight and about 5 feet inContinue reading “Happy Tapping on White Cane Day, October 15th. 445 words”

From an early age, my daughter Ruth loved the speed and drops of roller coasters. Her first encounter with rides was at the local 4th of July celebration. It was a small loop roller coaster shaped like an alligator, she loved the bump in the middle of the ride. She rode it several times untilContinue reading “Daredevil Daughter October 6th, 2025. 444 words”

I heard about Meta glasses and how they could read text such as mail and poems. After receiving two recommendations from other writers, I decided to purchase a pair.One of the users had purchased the glasses made by Ray Ban a year ago, when they were first available. She warned me if I order anyContinue reading “September 29, 2025 Medaglasses-Still Waiting 276 words”

Like many people, I will procrastinate what I want to defer or avoid. This works in the short term, but eventually, we must come to act.Today is the first day of fall. Here in Michigan, our weather is calling for showers with highs in the 70’s, accompanied by a light wind of 6 mph. ThisContinue reading “Procrastinating Fall’s Start September 22, 2025. 259 words”

Fifty years ago, I met a 16 year old girl. She was an exchange student from San Paulo, Brazil. She had been placed with a host family for a couple of weeks. The local Catholic Church needed to find a couple that would give Adelia a ride to and from Mass.My parents found Adelia aContinue reading “A long Distant Sister September ,15 2025 565 words”

This day was created in 1966 by The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. U.N.E.S.C.O. It’s purpose is to to promote world peace and cooperation a radical idea then and more so now. This year the day is celebrating reading for education worldwide. A yearly event, sponsored by Scholastic, to promote reading aloud inContinue reading “World Literacy Day September 8th 2025. 347 words”

In early Chippewa tribe lore, there is a story how the large sand dunes formed on the North west Lake michigan shoreline.In early days, a mother bear and her two young cubs, raced to escape the flames of a forest fire on the west side of the lake. The small family was chased into theContinue reading “The Legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes September 1, 2025. 454 words”