EIGHT TRUTHS & ONE LIE

CHANGING PLACES

When I was a little girl my mother always made me a warm bed and tucked me in when I was sick. She didn't wander far from where I was resting. Good things to eat would appear on the tv tray beside me, kool-aid, peas, lemon ice box pie. Books were read to me, even as I grew older. My every want was gratified. In many ways she is still doing these very same things. She cooks me food, rubs my eyelids and tickles my feet. But things are changing. Today I made her a warm bed. Elizabeth helped her with her pajamas, buttoning and straightening. She helped her cover up, making sure her shoulders were tucked in. Mama is sleeping now. I'm just around the corner. I've made lemon jello in the case she might be able to eat some. Maybe later, I'll rub her eyelids.

POPSICLE TONGUES

KITTIES

Cats just naturally congregate to our house. I'm sure the bowls of Meow Mix help them know where to come. This gray cat had kittens here last year and two of them are still here. Now she has three more. She has just brought them out from under the house. The mama cat has always been very afraid but now she has calmed a lot. I'm sure she knows that she is save and will be fed. Elizabeth was able to pet her today. Her kittens are so cute. I like the one with the black nose.

TWINS

These baby birds each have their own window on the world.

YUMMY WORMS

This tree in our front yard is the home for baby birds every spring. The limb broke in a storm but we leave it as it is becuase we like it so much. So do the birds. This mother bird works in a frenzy all day feeding her babies.

DAISIES

Created for Write Place Write Time under the direction of Teresa McFayden

WHAT TO READ NEXT

With a houseful of books, I have nothing to read. The last book I read - SKELETONS at the FEAST by Chris Bohjalian. It is one of those hard to follow books. It has seeped itself into my head. I'm aching for a sequel set in Israel.