It’s Fall – A poem

It’s Fall . . . nature’s greatest flair! It’s Fall . . . colors everywhere! It’s Fall . . . hues and tints without compare, On its way to gray and bare. It’s Fall . . . there's no time to spare! It’s Fall . . . so do not forbear! It’s Fall . . ....

HURRAY! It’s GAME DAY!

It's Fall; it's Saturday, and college football is on T.V. - YAY!!! My wife and I LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAYS! (Can you tell?) Since the first year we were married, we've set aside Saturdays in the Fall to devote to that laced-up, prolate spheroid and the padded participants from one academic institution, who battle the...

Fall – A beautiful season of love and life!

For my wife and me, Fall is our fav time of year. The riot of colors - the crisp, sharp mornings - the gentle evening rains. It's a season of memories and tomorrows, And we walk, hand-in-hand, through it all. Fall - the color of love - the microcosm of life. Food for thought. Mac...

Autumn

Autumn! That riot of bold colors set against a cerulean sky, The mustiness of a raked lawn, Those crackling leaves swirling along the sidewalk, Slimy jack-o'-lantern seeds, and that first bite of pumpkin pie. Autumn! Nature's gift to our senses as a balm for our souls. Food for thought. Mac

My Dad was quite a guy!

YAY! It's college football season again! And the start of every season also brings my dad to mind - a tall, tough, strong - 6'3" 230 lbs. - factory worker with thick fingers, thin hair and an eccentricity for wearing "walking shorts" and short-sleeve polos with a pocket. He loved 'em! Wore them eight months...

A day of Thanksgiving – for that I give thanks

I LOVE Thanksgiving Day! It's a dissonant moment of harmony - the welcoming embraces of family, the smell of roasting turkey in the air, the busy visuals of preparation, the sharp taste of cranberries - all surrounded by the sounds of smacking football pads and peels of laughter. It's a blessing - a virtual feasting...

Ten fun facts about Thanksgiving

Photo by Public Domain Pictures on Pexels.com Thanksgiving is a fun time of year with all the family traditions and activities and dinners and even the sports. So here's ten fun facts with which to wow everyone as you're all sitting around the dinner table on Thursday. In 1863, Thanksgiving officially became the third national...

Our walk

On our walk through the park in the evening autumn rain, I'm lost in the love we share. The sensory feeling of your arm through mine. The warm softness of your breast against me. The gentle whisper of your voice amid the patter of water drops. Wet benches stoically stand, intermittently strewn along our meandering...

It’s THAT time of year again!

Happy Halloween!! (or All Saints Day or All Hallows Eve or...whatever!) This morning, as we sipped our Pumpkin Spice coffees, my wife and I reminisced about our 'weens past - back in those good ol' days. Like the year she was the costume prize winner in her class for her Old Lady outfit - a mom's creation straight from...

The many hues of ‘Autumn’

Walking hand-in-hand that chilly evening, a gentle rain pattering lightly on the umbrella, my wife and I enjoyed the return of Fall. The reflection of the street lamps on the damp pavement ahead of us and the rustling sound of the fallen leaves beneath our shoes evoked warm 'Remember when...' moments as we strolled. Autumn...

Never Mind SAYING Merry Christmas, BE Merry Christmas

We hope that December 25th was a good day for everyone. We enjoyed a nice dinner at the home of one of our children. The power was intermittent - sowing some frustration in the kitchen - however, the food was good, and the present exchange was fun. But that isn't the reason for this post....