I had to get out of the artificial chill of my office and toast my bones. The temperature is right around 101 and we’ve been holding steady with a string of scorching days. I’m probably good for another sentence or two before I start melting. In fact, I’m feeling my nose slide down my face.…

More Americans recycle than vote, but in many Texas communities recycling is lagging in part because some landfill operators cut corners and undercut recycling programs. In addition, too few products are designed for recycling. via www.texasenvironment.org 10 August 2010 State Representative Ken Paxton Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768-2910 Dear State…

Photographers working for the U.S. government's Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) between 1939 and 1944 made approximately 1,600 color photographs that depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The pictures focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of…

I looked up and saw Annie peering down at me. Confusion and fear made my head spin. “It’s ok.” I heard Annie say. “I’m sitting right here.” And so she was. Annie was still seated beside Bill on the settee. I looked back up at the figure at the top of the landing and realized…

Bad enough I thought today was Sunday. I was all set to grab my book and go sit out on the deck (a favorite Sunday morning pastime), but I couldn’t leave my dream. It was one of those vivid ones where voices are clear and the scene crammed with rich details. I walked up to…

Children everywhere are uniting to pave a brighter future for the world. MY HERO is proud to feature inspiring stories, artwork, and films from young people. via myhero.com There is much inspiration to be found on this website. Fun and engaging, I am introduced to new heroes every time I stop by for a visit.…

The sun is setting on this Wednesday evening. My eyelids are heavy and my stomach is saying things I’d rather not hear. I believe there’s quite a bit of that going around. Wind is whipping up around my door and creating a clanging racket in my firebox. The barks of dogs fill the empty space…

  Always looking to keep my notes in order, thoughts on track, and priorities…well, prioritized. I’ve been blessed with a wildly undisciplined and disorderly brain. My forte is making things much harder than need be. ThinkthinkthinkThink. Ponder, poke, prod. Walk away. I do a lot of that. Sometimes, though, I double-back around and hover over…

Everything will reflect in this — the trees, the birds, the clouds, the sun, everything. So it should be invisible nearly in the forest. via green.yahoo.com A dream home in every sense. I would love to have a little cabin in the forest. A hideaway to call my own where nature is the key design…

Om Theresa; ny amerikansk recensent på Enbokcirkelföralla. via bokcirkelforalla.wordpress.com My friend Karin Berg runs the delightful book blog Enbokcirkelföralla. Karin has recently asked if I'd like to contribute reviews and recommendations, with works by American authors being a particular focus. I have wide and varied tastes in my reading material, and I grab any opportunity to…