The thrill of the planning, anticipation, and actual vacation itself – my husband and I never got to enjoy that experience of vacationing with our parents. Sure we would visit grandparents and the occasional fishing outing, but that was the extent of the vacation portfolio. So when we got married and started planning a family, …
I Survived
Living in uncertain times is something this generation has never experienced. Beginning in November 2019, an unseen danger entered into our view. The Covid-19, a deadly virus, as reported in the news was taking China by storm. The hospitals were crowded. Doctors were confused, and people were dying. The threat seemed far away. It wasn’t …
The Secret Plum Tree Escape
Autumn, it's a lovely time of year. The trees are bursting with an array of brilliant colors. The leaves look like small canvases painted with reds, oranges and yellows. The aromas of Autumn are a comfort. The smell of pumpkin pie and homemade bread baking in the oven gives one that warm feeling deep inside. …
What’s Your Barn Say!
My husband and I took a drive out in the country today. We stayed true to the social distancing enacted by our government, but we needed some wide open spaces to breath. It was lovely. The grass was a deep green and the trees budding. The wind was strong and the weeping willows were flying …
My Way (Excerpt) (Part 2)
She made it to the big red barn on the edge of the farm. The door was flapping in the boisterous wind. She counted, “one, two, three” and ran inside the door while it was open. Finally, she was safe inside the big red barn. She tried with all her might to close the door, …
Dad’s Day Off
Adventure was always a treasured commodity on dad’s day off. We would all sleep in well as much as possible with four little boys. I would make a delicious breakfast that included eggs, bacon, hash browns, and toast and of course gravy too. Once that was consumed, which happened in lightening speed, cleaned up the …
My Way (Excerpt)
“Oh, what a lovely maidin it is,” Anna Lee O’Donovan proclaims as she walks through the pasture on her parents’ farm in the wee town of Killarney. This is a fishing town, but her Da is a farmer by choice. Anna Lee is a bright thirteen- year old girl with a mind of her own. …
LaDonna Fridenmaker~Writer 