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A Fond Farewell to January

Posted on February 1, 2026 by fairysockmother

January was a month to try men’s (and women’s) souls. After a period of milder winters, this last one has certainly been one for the records. We have 20” of snow and below zero temperatures! Because of my husband’s forethought … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS MAGIC

Posted on January 10, 2025 by fairysockmother

Christmas for me, has always held an innate magic. It is a belief I have retained from my childhood, and it has never dimmed. I remember being surprised when I ran into someone whose feelings about Christmas were different, and, … Continue reading →

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COUNTING CATS

Posted on January 26, 2024 by fairysockmother

The last two weeks have been hard on my barn cats. Near zero temperatures and snow have made life miserable for them. The constant threat of packs of coyotes has me counting cats at every meal, to be sure they … Continue reading →

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Nature Spills It’s Bounty

Posted on June 5, 2023 by fairysockmother

Since spring bulbs have ceased their riotous glory in yards and parks, another kind of beauty has spread more quietly across our Western Pennsylvania landscape. Dame’s Rocket has paraded her blooms of purple, lavender, and white along our roadsides. You … Continue reading →

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THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT!

Posted on February 20, 2022 by fairysockmother

In January, when Duffy was six months old, I had him neutered. On his first scheduled appointment, I set my alarm for 6AM to have him at the clinic by 7:30. He saw the carrier and bolted. I didn’t see … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS, CATS, & CHAOS

Posted on February 5, 2022 by fairysockmother

The last several months have been way too exciting! I was extremely late putting up my Christmas decorations. I followed a formula I have used before when there are kittens in the house and decked the living room tree with … Continue reading →

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FALL

Posted on November 8, 2021 by fairysockmother

Heat and humidity dragged relentlessly into September. In Western Pennsylvania summer seemed determined not to end. And then finally the maples thrust forth their first glorious colors and fall was here – for a few short weeks. It is my … Continue reading →

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Ode to Autumn

Posted on October 23, 2017 by fairysockmother

Today the wind changed. It swooped down from the north, rustling the maple leaves and whispering through the spruce needles. Fallen leaves skipped and frolicked across the field, cartwheeling end over end. After weeks of waiting, Autumn finally made its … Continue reading →

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Porch Swings and Spring Peepers

Posted on February 25, 2017 by fairysockmother

Just at dusk I walked down to put several letters in our rural mailbox. It was so lovely and warm that I sat down on the cushionless porch swing. The spring peepers were trilling their songs in our pond off … Continue reading →

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November

Posted on November 12, 2015 by fairysockmother

I track November’s sun as it skims the southern horizon. Where once it set behind our orchard in the northwest in June, it now sets behind the barn in the southwest, never high enough in the sky to generate any … Continue reading →

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