C is for ...

... Charm.

Have you ever read a book where the main character was nothing but perfection? Everything about her was charm and goodness. How did Scarlett O’Hara put it? “Nothing but a pasty-faced little goody-goody,” or something like that.

I have to confess, I’m with her. When my town put on the musical “Oklahoma,” I didn’t want the part of Laurie. Too normal – too goody-goody. I wanted to be Ado-Annie, the girl who cain’t say no. She had character and spunk. The same

A Stiff Breeze

The wind came through from the north yesterday. The skies are still clear and the sun bright, but the temperature refreshes instead of burdens.

Yesterday, we sat out on the porch several times, all through the day, without a problem. This morning I tried it a gain, but I was finally driven inside . . .