Category Archives: Home

Pre-Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 16, 2026 by sputterpub

It took some weeks to get the gardener here,but I and winter wilt could stand the wait.He came last week, with tools to prune and shearthe overgrowth away from door to gate.There’s more to do before all paths are clearand … Continue reading →

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Lilies

Posted on March 12, 2026 by sputterpub

A former neighbor carved our yard, contouredthe square of weedy dirt between our doors,and planted chosen foliage: assuredto us a garden here. She moved away,but her design and many shrubs endured,and I esteem her work, and volunteersthat found the ground … Continue reading →

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In Early March

Posted on March 9, 2026 by sputterpub

The rain surprise at 5 a.m. was nice –a patter on the skylight as I drowsed –and then again at 7:30 – twice,an unpredicted more-than-drizzle rousedme to variety. I gave adviceto self alone, and bided dryly houseduntil the laden coastal … Continue reading →

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Varmints

Posted on March 5, 2026 by sputterpub

I saw six ants, one skunk and two raccoonsthe morning after drizzle, breeze and rain.Our weather here is nothing like monsoons,but we don’t tend to work on how things drain.So standing water is a common bane –mosquito pools and rodent … Continue reading →

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Chilly Morning

Posted on February 27, 2026 by sputterpub

At half past 5 I rose to start the heat.That’s something that I’ve never done before.But age has made me shiver, and the feetof February walk with even morechill temperature than usual. We’re poorwithstanding cold; our windows are not storm.I … Continue reading →

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Alleviation

Posted on February 26, 2026 by sputterpub

Succeeding minor stressors, things improved.The stink of rotting rodent was suppressed.Anxiety a loved one marked, that movedhim to feel overwhelmed, no longer messedhis attitude. The rain was not recessedbut transit ran. And though the final blockI walked in drenching storm, … Continue reading →

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Onion Quest

Posted on February 15, 2026 by sputterpub

Presented with 6 eggs a week ago,farm-laid and then conveyed by family,the motivation in me starts to growto use them in frittata. I can seehere cheese and spinach, and some broccoli,but needing onion I walk to the store.I buy ten … Continue reading →

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Privacy

Posted on February 13, 2026 by sputterpub

Succeeding 15 days of black-and-white,when paths were clear and absent shades of gray,and vacillation didn’t nudge despiteuncertain moments and a somber sway,I turned to sleep last night with appetitefor solitude I’ll satisfy today.We did the needful; now I look withinto … Continue reading →

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And Then

Posted on January 27, 2026 by sputterpub

No sooner am I home than I depart –a scanty sixteen hours, half in bed,are all I get before engagements start,and what ensues are five days out insteadof that for which I yearn. But I won’t dreadthe interruptions – they’re … Continue reading →

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Homing

Posted on January 26, 2026 by sputterpub

Today I travel home, by car to planeto train to bus, and then a little more –I’ll walk perhaps two blocks and I’ll obtainthe sanctuary that’s inside my door.I’ll carry dirty clothes and the refrainof fellowship with family, beforeI settle … Continue reading →

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