The Mouse and The Dinner Party

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Travel two days back in time with me.  I was cleaning in the kitchen and I noticed that a small section of baseboard trim at the edge of the cabinets was loose-- just held in place with friction against the underside of the cabinet toe kick.  I removed the baseboard ...

The Rabbit and The Dryer

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Once upon a time there was a house, and in the basement of that house was a clothes dryer.  Every week the dryer worked hard, spinning its drum and burning gas to dry the laundry.  Unlike the stove and refrigerator, which always seemed to be right in the middle of ...

Ode To A Fence Tree

Monday, October 10th, 2005

You were hiding with the lilacs Hardly seen at my first glance But when I came in close I saw you Growing through my chain link fence. Your trunk is quite a marvel– It twists around a pole. It bends some of the fence links, Other links it swallows whole. For many years you spread your roots And stretched ...