Actually got up early today and went to town before the rain started. Got gas and bought stamps at the post office. Gonna catch up on my letter writing. Got some plastic storage boxes to finally put the Christmas garlands to rest. No pondering in the porch swing today. It’s too cold and too wet.…

Pondering in the swing on the porch today. Have a metal colander full of popcorn in my lap and a fruit jar of Dr. Pepper, sporting a purple straw. Penelope is in her pen snuggled under her red bird blanket. She just heard the brakes squeak on the FedX truck up the street so she…

Last day of January and I’ve almost un-Christmased the house! I’m pooped from going up and down the step-stool to put the Christmas trees away. Stew guarded me and handed me the tree parts. My house has large cabinets above the closets in the bedrooms, too far up to really use, but I decided to…

Dampness kept me inside today. Forgot to bring the swing cushions inside so they were wet. Not many birds today. The cardinals cleaned up the deck floor where Grandpaw raccoon, looking for sunflower seeds, had raked out millet from the bird feeder. Penelope pestered the cardinals all afternoon barking at the glass door every time…

Sitting in the swing in the sun, have a full pack of chewing gum beside me, and a charm of American goldfinches on my bird feeders. Penelope is taking a siesta in the playpen. All is right with my world! Just heard a loud rustle in the bushes. Was expecting the neighborhood cat to appear…

Never guess what I found in my mailbox today! No, it wasn’t a snake, Fatty the squirrel, or Grandpaw raccoon. Though that wouldn’t surprise me! It was my income tax refund check from two years ago. Had just given up ever seeing that money but the check came today! Praise the Lord and pass the…

Today was a day of groceries and tangled strings of Christmas lights. No porch sitting or inspirational pondering. I was too busy cussing the skinny Christmas in the breakfast room. Today was social security day for me, too. Thank goodness because our pantry was really bare. I made my month’s grocery list, planning on cooking…

Beautiful day today with its winter blue sky. Guess I’m getting old ‘cause it was too cold to sit outside. I’m missing my porch pondering. I get my inspiration from swing sitting and bird watching. Could bird watch out the deck windows but I’m not putting seeds out till I’m sure grandpaw raccoon has gone…

Beautiful day today! Blue sky, a few wispy clouds but the wind is really blowing. I’ll be glad when Mother Nature runs out of wind producing breath. I am missing my porch swinging and pondering. Every time I walk by the front door Penelope briefly stops thinking we’re going outside. Just too cool today. We’ve…

Pondering on technology on this rainy afternoon and what a marvel it is! Sat down to compose my thoughts and asked Alexa on my Echo Dot what was the temperature outside just to see if it might be cold enough for a snow flurry. Then I asked her to play music from the 1970s. I…