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Day 226; Footnotes of Barking Dogs and Suddenly Dark
Our poor mail carrier. I hope he’s okay. Let me explain. I knew a package was supposed to arrive today. When the mail carrier went down the dirt road, I was watching for their return. When the jeep stopped at … Continue reading
August Twelfth; In This My Month of Birth, if I Could Ask For a Gift, It Would Be..
Calm I would ask for calm in the storm. One of the worst of nature’s storms I have ever faced, was Hurricane Hugo. I realize that there are those who have had worse. Those living on the coast when and … Continue reading
July Eighth; Memory Lane 1- Memories of Hugo
I woke to the sounds of rain. As I spoke with my mother moments ago she laughed when I told her that at some point last night I had wakened with the thought in my head that if it hadn’t … Continue reading
Day Fifty-one; Footnotes of a Day of Honest Emotions
It looks as if the neighbors are having a party tonight. Or maybe its just a jam session. I have heard some drum playing off and on today. I have the main door closed against the cold and the … Continue reading
Day Forty-seven; Footnotes of a Glorious Day, Not so Glorious Elsewhere
When my son came in from work this evening he finished pulling my wagon of wood onto the front porch. I had loaded it and moved it most of the way, but with how much I had loaded into … Continue reading
Day 303- Footnotes of a, what the heck was that day
Its raining again. It had stopped for a while, had even turned into a gorgeous day, but now, its raining. Hard. Concerned because of how many leaves the earlier rain and winds knocked down, I went out to check the … Continue reading
Words from The Dirt Road 