I love both autumn and spring, but since April is dancing just outside my door, I will focus my attention upon this fresh, new season. In our rapidly changing climate, spring seems shorter, and the long, hot summers seem…well, longer and hotter, so we must celebrate Spring’s fragile and transient beauty while we can. This […]
Shakespeare’s Legacy…everyday phrases coined by the bard of Avon Read More »
Having recently experienced a rare 7.5-inch snowfall in our northeastern North Carolina town of Edenton, I am still a bit giddy. Although we had bright sunshine, and then some cold rain a couple of days after the snowfall, there are still patches of snow lingering around a week later. What made this snow event even
Keep Calm…and make snow cream! Read More »
Buttercup Cottage, Edenton, NC—January 2025 Long, long ago, when I was a young girl, I looked forward to a heavy snowfall—partly because it was so rare along the coastlines of Virginia and North Carolina, and partly because just a couple of inches would close down the town and school would be called off! Nowadays, I
Let it Snow!…just enough to look pretty Read More »
Photograph shot in 2024 by our then 5-year-old grandson, Colin Back in 2012, when we first moved to Edenton, North Carolina and settled down in our sweet, old grandmother of a house, we realized pretty quickly that Buttercup Cottage needed more renovation than met the eye. One of the immediate issues was the amount of
When you wish upon a star…or a wishing well Read More »
It comes as no surprise to most of you that I have a fascination with ghost stories—especially true ghost stories. Although I have yet to see an apparition with my own eyes, I know of several people—grounded, down-to-earth people—with no particular interest in the paranormal/supernatural who have, themselves, had ghostly encounters. As I said, I
A True Ghost Story…for real! Read More »
As I grew up in North Carolina and Virginia, the aroma of freshly baked cornbread often filled our home. It’s one of the smells that says love to me because my mother and grandmother baked love into every bite of cornbread created in their kitchens. I think of it as quintessentially Southern cuisine whether baked
Honey…butter me up! Read More »
September is a betwixt-and-between month. Autumn’s vibrant promise glows later in the month as we–I, anyway!–gladly bid farewell to our hot and steamy, muggy, buggy Summer. It has inspired me to write a free verse poem. Thank you for indulging me as I wax poetic! September Gold — Kathryn Louise Wood September—bridging Summer’s heat to
September…bridging the seasons Read More »
I must confess that Summer is not my favorite season. Here, in Edenton, North Carolina, we swelter in the heat and humidity. (Our heat index was 124 in June this year!) Gnats and mosquitoes thrive, and our home’s walls reverberate with the sounds of me calling out, “Shut the door! You’re letting mosquitoes inside!” My
Summer’s Winged Jewels…hummingbirds Read More »
The month of April has come and gone, but its poetic spirit still lingers in my heart. April is National Poetry Month. And as it happens, William Shakespeare was born in April (as was I, tee-hee!) By reading and writing poetry, my prose writing improves. I learn the importance of choosing the most impactful words.
Poetry Is An Echo…asking a shadow to dance (Carl Sandburg) Read More »
Knowing that I often write about ghosts, people ask me if I’ve ever seen a ghost. Well… I have never seen a ghost, but I have felt one’s presence and have seen unmistakable signs of his presence. Several of my very grounded and level-headed family members and friends, however, have actually seen ghosts. But those
Have You Ever Seen A Ghost?…Well… Read More »