Next week is Thanksgiving. Today, two wild turkeys were strutting across my front yard. One was shy and did not want to be photographed, but the other was a poser.
Daily Life
Mudbugs, Crawdads, Crayfish, Crawfish
Mudbugs are also known as crawdads, crayfish, and crawfish. They are edible crustaceans related to shrimp and lobsters. When I was visiting Arkansas recently, it was hot and dry. I ran across a crawdad city in a ditch next to the road. Crawdads often live in water, but also dig burrows in dirt until… Read more »
Easter Eggs
My daughter-in-law’s family came to our house for Easter and introduced me to a fun new way to color eggs which gives them a multi-colored, tie-dye look. You will need white hard-boiled eggs, whipped cream (like Kool Whip), food coloring, and a muffin tin. Dollop a spoon of whipped cream into each muffin well: Add… Read more »
Scarecrows
Happy Halloween! I have pictures of scarecrows from my various travels this week. I’ll start the post with a poem about scarecrows: The Scarecrow by Kahlil Gibran Once I said to a scarecrow, “You must be tired of standing in this lonely field.” And he said, “The joy of scaring is a deep and lasting… Read more »
EVERYTHING BARBIE
I had lunch at The Barbie Cafe in Chicago. It was fun…and overwhelmingly pink.
THE MONSTER MUSEUM
When I was a kid I watched a movie at the theater called “The Legend of Boggy Creek” which scared me half to death. Years later, I showed it to my kids on Halloween, but it didn’t frighten them. The movie is about the “Fouke Monster” which is a Big Foot or Sasquatch that has… Read more »
Fancy Cars
I saw two artistic vehicles recently. The truck went by while I was at a gas station and the car was parked in a grocery store parking lot.
The Bubble Room
My son making us laugh while waiting for a table at The Bubble Room in Sanibel Florida.
HAPPY EASTER!
Chicken Soup For The Soul
I have a story titled “The Haunted Remote” about my grandparents and my great uncle in this book. Chicken Soup for the Soul has a whole line of books on different subjects (personally, I’m a fan of their books about animals). The stories are short short, uplifting, and appropriate for middle grade readers (I have… Read more »
Shelley Jones Clark
