I had a surprise today. Two brothers, middle schoolers, told me they are reading my book of poetry for a school assignment. Their parents bought the book on Amazon and decided it would be appropriate as part of their sons’ school assignment on poetry. The boys said they really like the book and to prove it, the younger one recited, from memory, one of the poems, “Portages on the Mind”.… Read More »Memorizing
We, in Minnesota, are in the true depths of winter. The forecast for tomorrow morning is -14 Fahrenheit (-25.6 C). Temperatures have been in the negative range for a week and we expect at least another eight days below zero. For many areas of the country, this weather would be a calamity, but for Minnesota, it is business as usual. Our recent family addition, Amber, the rescue dog from Laredo,… Read More »Frost Crystals On The Heated Birdbath