Posts by Joan Courtney
A Time for Gratitude
Thanksgiving. A time for turkey and pumpkin pie. For stuffing and Mom’s special recipe that only she can make. For rolls and candied yams. For leaves changing in a riot of color. But most of all, this is a time for gratitude, the magical warmth of the heart. Gratitude can come in many shapes. Years…
Read MoreGo to Work
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work. —Stephen King Duff here. Can You imagine being an Amateur at anything? I suspect when We were younger We were all in that Place of Learning. For that very Reason, I love to be around Babies. They coo.…
Read MoreSleeping Quietly in My Carrier
From the Archives Duff here. I’m going to take You down Memory Lane. The Story of how I learned to Sleep Quietly in My Carrier is a Classic. To begin, I had been the center of the Universe for the Day. People cuddled Me. I was fed and Cooed over. Then daylight waned. It was…
Read MoreTop of the To-Do List
Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place. —averstu.com Duff here. Mom usually has a lengthy List of Things for Us to do. All day long, We work hard to move through All of These Projects. Shopping. Or walking. Clearing out the Office (a…
Read MoreToilet Paper Shortage?
Duff here. Mom went to the Store the other Day, and told Me the strangest Story. As She was busily shopping for Our Needs, an announcement came over the Loudspeaker. The Voice advised that Fall was coming, bringing with It a possibility of Shortages of Some Staples. Now, Mom is Nothing but quick on the…
Read MoreFun Together
I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. —Henry David Thoreau Duff here. When I read this Thought, I couldn’t make heads nor Tails of it. Don’t know about You, but Sitting on a Pumpkin would be tough on My Nether parts. It’s…
Read MoreI’m a Hero
Duff here. In the past few Months, Mom discovered Podcasts. (I know, I know. They have been around for ages. But She is a Slow learner.) Right before Hallowe’en, She came across some Spooky Stories. Some were about a Haunted classroom. Another about a Family visited by Skinwalkers. Still another about a young Boy, wandering…
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