Tag Archives: children

Dishpan and Buckets

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Mary Strong-Spaid

Underneath a tree little Buddha me sitting in a dishpan filled with water. Joy floats easily into an open mind. I laughed when the words “joy floats easily” fell out of my fingers and splashed onto the computer keyboard. Strangely … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Dilemma

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Mary Strong-Spaid

In  a grassy field a squirrel worked all morning burying acorns. But then… children came to play, and the squirrel was forced to run away. The squirrel climbed up the nearest tree and sat on a limb staring down annoyed…… She had … Continue reading →

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Covered with Cattitude

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Mary Strong-Spaid

On Halloween night, when the first group of children walked up and saw me sitting quietly on the front porch —they stopped and decided to come no further. I wasn’t growling,  hissing, or howling—but apparently, my calm cattitude was rather … Continue reading →

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