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Chewing gum and Whitman’s Sampler…
Sat in the swing this morning…it was really warm. Got hot in the afternoon with high humidity. Took the dog for a walk in the afternoon. Had a sweater on cause the house was cold. Thought I was gonna have to strip down in the yard to keep from passing out! Came back in the…
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One more bike ride
Sitting on the swing this morning. Vivid blue sky, no clouds but the wind is nippy. Don’t know if I’ll make it long enough to write the column. Gonna get a sweater and come back. Sun is getting closer so maybe I’ll stay out. Older brother came by for his daily visit. We drank coffee…
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Proofreading and a lady in the truck
Too wet to ponder on the porch plus cannot miss watching the Sugar Bowl. Love me some Alabama football. Gonna watch the Georgia game if I can stay awake. Woke up every hour on the hour last night. I can’t do without sleep. Don’t feel well, hope I’m just tired. I was thinking about the…
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Got a new raccoon and lost a friend
Pretty day today. Blue sky with fast moving clouds. Never seen the clouds move so fast. Laid my head back on the swing chains, let the sun warm my face, and just watched the clouds race by as their shapes distorted from one design to another. Ate breakfast and lunch on the porch in the…
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Seed catalogs and grief
“Whoa…I feel good! Knew that I would. So good, so good….” — James Brown’s song lyrics perfectly describe today! Back on the porch pondering in the swing with Penelope sun bathing in her play pen. Didn’t lose my bagel this morning and had some cantaloupe with it and drank my coffee without sugar. Course I…
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Blizzards and a pedicure
Have not done any pondering today. Went to LaGrange with my niece, her pharmacy schooling daughter, and her mother. We had the best time with each other. The young ones enjoyed the older ones and our gracefulness getting in and out of the car and stepping off the curbs. We had lots of laughs. I…
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Forgetfulness, bagels, and coloring books
Sat in the swing today. Felt good to feel the sun on my face. Penelope took a sun bath. Stretched her leash as far as she could then sat down to survey her domain. I saw lots of bird friends on the feeders — downy woodpecker, nuthatch, red headed woodpecker, chickadee, couple purple finches and…
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Mrs. Claus and an aunt…
Went outside today and took a doggie pondering walk. The furious wind blew the Santa hat off Mr. Claus. I looked all over the neighborhood for that hat. Mrs. Claus still has her hat. The wooden figures belonged to my Aunt Margaret Shaffer. Cousin Blake gave them to me after she died. I put them…
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Breakfast and an Echo
Got up this morning to a 50 degree house and ice on my windows, on the inside! My steam boiler furnace is getting a work out. Have the thermostat on 90 but she can’t get out of the fifties. She’s working hard to heat this big old house. I’m not cold and the irony of…
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Baby, it’s cold outside!
“Baby, it’s cold outside!” Much have been a wintry day like today when Frank Loesser wrote those song lyrics. No ponderings on the porch today! Did walk P around lunch time. Froze my hands off, then got her leash wrapped around my legs trying to set the trash cart upright. Had on my feeted pjs…
Ponderings from the Porch: a blog of my musings, stories, and thoughts.
About Me
Hello! My name is Lane McMurray Saunders. I live in Roanoke, Alabama.
I have a degree in English from Wesleyan College, and I spent my adult working career as writer, photographer, graphic designer, and editor for newspapers and magazines.
I want to share with you where I find my church and refuge: sitting on the porch swing, enjoying a yard full of song birds. Here my thoughts and stories and wonderings pour out. Hope you enjoy reading my rambles!
Ponderings from the Porch Swing 