Florence Witkop's Blog, page 7
March 10, 2021
Cleaning the Forest
Wednesday — People During the years that we owned a resort on a wilderness lake, our only neighbor was an elderly lady who owned many hundreds of acres of lakeshore, including a point that jutted out into the lake and was used by both fishermen and duck hunters as a place to stop for a …
March 9, 2021
Tuesday — Thoughts
Yep, that woman in the picture could be me. Or not. I’ve never been able to twist myself into a pretzel no matter how hard I tried. And believe me, I’ve tried, having taken ballet lessons for years until I realized that there are people who are born to be pretzels and people who aren’t. …
March 8, 2021
Monday Animals — Polar Bears
MONDAY – ANIMALS I read an article about polar bears a while back that made it abundantly clear that polar bears are endangered. Not too long before reading that article, I read different one that quoted Canadian scientists who track the polar bear population saying their numbers are increasing and the bears are very healthy. …
March 5, 2021
Things
I normally eschew ‘things.’ I’m not sentimental at all. My family constantly reminds me not to toss family memorabilia because even though I don’t care for it, someone else might treasure it, something that would never have occurred to me if they hadn’t made sure I got the message. I like the restful look of …
March 4, 2021
Goldie– (Free Story About An Old Dog)
GOLDIE by Florence Witkop PART 1 She was on a log, her head resting on old wood. Both dog and wood could have been the same age. Old. But the wood had no feelings. The dog did and she couldn’t hide the sadness that permeated her entire being. Why was she sad? I stopped mid-jog …
March 3, 2021
Maddy’s Child Excerpt
MADDY’S CHILD http://www.Amazon.com/dp/B08VSG3RDS I could see Aunt Mable debating whether to continue discussing her stolen jewels or proceed to the other item on her agenda, namely getting me married. She decided that since I was a super-detective, jewels had been discussed long enough and suggested we adjourn to the dining room aka my living room …
March 2, 2021
What About Trees?
My place to think is often in front of a window looking out over a bunch of trees. Because I live among trees. It was hard for me to learn that not everyone loves trees as much as I do. My sister-in-law was visiting once and we were sitting in the yard surrounded by the …
March 1, 2021
Smokey
Meet Smokey. Which is Smokey, you ask? He’s the cat. They are both cats, you say? You are right. A big cat and a house cat. The big cat is probably very brave. Smokey is afraid of everyone and everything. There is such a thing as a ‘fraidy cat’ I discovered after talking with a …
February 26, 2021
Car Keys
Lost the keys. Panicked. Found the keys. Whew!!! Got there on time. (Post office was still open.) Another ‘whew.’ Oh, the small crises we live through on a daily basis.
February 25, 2021
Victorian Elegance
These pictures show you what I meant yesterday when I said I was reinventing myself. They are greeting cards I made and the thing about them that doesn’t make sense for me is that they remind me of the handmade greeting cards people made during the Victorian era. You know the period. Lots of stuff. …
