by Barbara Smith | Oct 30, 2022 | Personal Pigeonholes, Understanding the Times
October has whizzed by; for once, though, I am prepared for visitors — trick or treaters that is.. This has been one of the prettiest Octobers I can remember giving several gifts of crisp blue skies and oh so fresh air. Even the rainy days have been . . . ... 
by Barbara Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Understanding the Times
Snow?! It could have been snow, I said to Doug as the fourth day of rain began. The vestiges of hurricane Ian met some wind and formed what some forecasters called a Nor’ Easter. So far, we’ve had four + inches of rain; that would would have been a bunch of... 
by Barbara Smith | Sep 23, 2022 | Painting & Writing, Understanding the Times
Yes, I have added another yellow cat to my collection. Maybe it’s the red, and yellow, and orange colors? Or, is it the idea of a naughty little creature just doing what comes naturally? Perhaps what intrigues me are the tiny goldfish who sense . . . SEE . . .... 
by Barbara Smith | Sep 14, 2022 | Understanding the Times
An Era Ends The death of Queen Elizabeth II was not unanticipated but it was a jolt. One commentator described the days after her death as the ending of the second Elizabethan Age. Since my childhood, she and her family fascinated me. In the seven decades I... 
by Barbara Smith | Sep 1, 2022 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Understanding the Times
This First Day This first day of September is a quintessential one — cooler and drier and brighter than those as August waned. But, I needed a wee-bit of incentive to get moving. I am so not bright-eyed and bushy tailed, ready to scamper into a new season. I feel...