Tales from the Raven

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people at Virginia Tech tonight, and all those caught in this storm.  We’ve had no power most the day, but feel grateful to have recieved so little.  What a Jonah day. God Bless.

I think I recieved my first candygram at age 8 or 9, but my most memorable was certainly the one my husband and I recieved when we were married.  It was filled with such darling comments as:  When the bride get CHUNKY and pops her BUTTONS you can buy her DIET food . . . [...]

The bad news is, I ran over something today. The good news is, it was my math book! The bad news is, the math book survived. The good news, so did the calculator! The ugly truth?  It takes more than neglect and abuse to stop this math class.

One thing I love about ferrets, they always believe there’s something fascinating about to happen; always know they can do it, know matter how suicidal the leap may look; eternal optimists. They’d probably make exceptional writers. 

I’ve unearthed another conspiracy–only it’s not being hidden, it’s advertised on mile-high flashing billboards. “We have rebates!  $XXX.00 off!” What they neglect to mention is that the rebate is offered only becuase it requires you to first wrangle the salesman in the store into honoring the rebate on the item in question, then become an expert [...]

I’ve discovered a new love. No, not that kind!  The mystery genre caught my attention for a few years in my tweens but I have’t visited it since.  Then over the holidays I was desperate for a book and feeling like something different, so when I dug through my book stack and found Dead Cert, a [...]

Our five-yeal old has been pining for snow this winter, as she hasn’t seen any since she was two.  Today as I opened the big freezer we keep in the garage she noticed the frost coating the wall and asked if she could have some of this ‘snow’. She touched various bits, and got a [...]

Since this has been on my mind lately, here’s a guide to the difference between a cold and allergies, as put out by the Mayo clinic. Best of sniffle season to you! 

Jill rested the bucket on the stair before her and gasped for breath.  These things were getting seriously heavy, and Mom wasn’t done yet.  She coughed.  The dust in the basement seemed to be sticking to her lungs. She lifted the handle again and braced herself for the load. The handle cracked.  Her hand slipped.  The [...]