"My First Cicada", or "How I Spent My Summer Vacation"
This is the first little guy to show up at my door. In case you were wondering, that picture currently in the title banner of my blog is life-sized.
Tag: summer
Rice's testimony, for my further perusal
Via Fox: The following is the full text of Condoleezza Rice’s testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on April 8, 2004: Speakers: • THOMAS H. KEAN, Commission Chairman • LEE H. HAMILTON, Commission Vice Chair • RICHARD BEN-VENISTE, Commission Member • MAX CLELAND, Commission Member • FRED F. FIELDING, Commission Member • JAMIE … Continue reading Rice's testimony, for my further perusal
A youth I never had
Since my husband is no longer here, I relive part of his youth by watching The Endless Summer. No, he didn’t surf a lot as a kid. He didn’t even surf at all. Hell, he didn’t even own blue jeans till I started dating him! But as a card-carrying member of the high school class … Continue reading A youth I never had
Strawberries
There were never strawberries like the ones we had that sultry afternoon sitting on the step of the open french window facing each other your knees held in mine the blue plates in our laps the strawberries glistening in the hot sunlight we dipped them in sugar looking at each other not hurrying the feast … Continue reading Strawberries
white pebble 