Yesterday the neighbor’s donkey escaped the field and helped us out by eating our grass. We really need to get the grass mowed. I had even had a discussion with someone about it earlier, then we looked out and there was Rolex, trying to eat his way to a solution. It had been raining on and off for a few hours when he decided to do his magic trick with…

One of the challenges when writing a series like mine is keeping track of time; seasons and cycles. Following the maturation of youngsters and youth based on their own species. Sometimes as I am sitting at my computer I feel like my head is going to explode. I have a similar problem with the children of friends, kids I taught over the years, even family members who I don’t see…

I drink a lot of tea, both hot and cold, flavored and plain, but I always use some form of sweetener. Unfortunately something in young leaves, green tea, makes me sick. The same can happen if I overbrew a cup of tea. That being case, I am somewhat picky about the type of tea I drink and it’s preperation. To make things more complicated, I add things to tea. Sometimes…