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  • Talkin' Squirrelly

    Talkin’ Squirrelly A couple of months ago, I heard something scampering around in my attic one night. A few nights later, I heard it again. Then one day I saw the culprit…or rather, he saw me. And froze. When I open…

  • Tennessee Princesses and Little Cowboys

    I’m no ‘gender’ expert, but I was once a little girl. Still groggy from sleep, I turned on the news this morning and propped against the kitchen counter while I waited for the coffee to drip. As I struggled to bring t…

  • Coming Around Again

    Patricia’s Porch Talk ©Coming Around Again For readers who are also Carly Simon fans, this column may remind you of Carly’s title song Coming Around Again, from her 14th album released in 1987. Although I, a diehard…

  • Believing in Miracles

    Believing in Miracles My granddaughter Amy says she believed in the Easter Bunny when she was young. She’s nine now and has distinguished between lore and fact for some time. At least three years. I love the lore assoc…

  • When Mangos Tango

    When Mangos Tango When I changed the air filter last week, I taped one of those little scented packs inside the vent so the house would be infused with the aroma of wood violets each time the a. c. kicks on. In the bath…

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