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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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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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Quacking Frogs and Eggs like Brains

Posted on March 31, 2020 by fairysockmother

Spring brings the arrival of the Wood Frogs to my small pond. I’ve probably told you about them before but somehow the rhythm of nature is reassuring to me. Simple things like frogs, budding bushes, and growing grass seem very … 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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AND THEN THERE WERE THREE!!

Posted on August 25, 2017 by fairysockmother

    I expected a certain amount of relief when I finished Before Winter, the last book in The Wolves of Llise trilogy. Yes, it’s nice to have finished all the edits and proofreading but I feel a sense of … 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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BEFORE THE RAIN

Posted on June 19, 2014 by fairysockmother

My cell phone has a strident alert feature announcing severe weather. It startles me, sending little shivers up my back in terror of some impending calamity. Nature sends us more subtle warnings that signal a change in the weather: a … Continue reading →

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