by Melinda | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Well, after yesterday’s Facebook post, I’ve gotten some private messages. All were respectful, and most were surprisingly agreeable. But later I had a conversation with my cousin that had my mind spinning all night, and it continued all through my walk...
by Melinda | Apr 11, 2023 | Do the Right Thing, Free Indeed, Get Real, Obedience, Uncategorized
“To think I wasn’t even allowed to watch Three’s Company.” That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw a video, last week, of some school children (the same ages as two of my grandchildren) in the Netherlands. They sat on a stage,...
by Melinda | Feb 25, 2021 | Fun with Words
I saw this group of words on a Facebook post and felt compelled to write a short story using all of them. Following is the result. 😉 It happened every year. Old Bess McGillicuddy, known for her extraordinary pumpernickel bread, had to resort to covert tactics to...
by Melinda | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I love animals. There’s something about their complete dependence on and devotion to us that just does me in. I mean, I can’t even watch one of those Sarah McLachlan commercials. I have to turn the channel, as that level of horror against something so...
by Melinda | Dec 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Along with millions around the world, I suspect, I watched as the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush was ceremoniously, and reverently, carried into the National Cathedral. As each of the eulogists spoke, I listened, eyes glistening, as they...
