Archive for Archive for June, 2008
329 Meadow Lark Lane – Colorado
I fear I am coming down with something. I have a fever of 106. My vision is blurry. My stomach feels like someone is wringing it dry. The feeling of extreme nausea began to creep up on me this morning when I realized I actually enjoyed the first “note” of Mr. Meadow Lark’s call to [...]
A bird released from the chimney
Our resident “bird in the chimney” has been evicted. Bruce and I decided to take the chimney apart. Now I’m here to tell you, two grown men can almost make a mess. You’ll notice I said almost. With the caution of a well-trained military reconnaissance team, Bruce and I unscrewed the pipe elbow. Our intent [...]
Ol’ Tom, Grandma’s pet turkey
We harnessed Buck and Jack, Grandad’s buckskin mules, and hitched them to the Bains wagon. We drove around to the shop and loaded the tools. Henry started around the back of the wagon and almost collided with Tom, Grandma’s big pet turkey. (Ol’ Tom was a sharp dresser. He had on a cowboy hat, a [...]
