In deference to the truck’s owner, in case there might have been an emergency, I blurred the license plate on the vehicle — but this is an actual picture of the situation I saw...
The first snow of the season was forecast and I had mixed feelings. I love the way it looks when it’s coming down, I think it’s beautiful to see everything covered in fresh new...
A few years ago, I went to a meeting of one of the local writing groups. The first hour and a half consisted of members reading their writings. Another hour went by while a...
Despite living in a state that’s had a mask mandate for a long time, I still see what seems like significant numbers of unmasked people when I go into large stores. I just don’t...
The other day I looked out my car window and saw part of a rainbow. Just a piece of one, in the middle of the sky. It wasn’t large, in fact when I held...
Our family moved from Maine to Texas in 1978 and needless to say, there were differences. The weather was the first eye opener. On Thanksgiving in Texas, it was still possible to wear shorts....
My friend Sherrie died in July and when I visited during her last days at Hospice House, she asked if I would take her sewing stuff. Of course I agreed. It turned out she...
Some people saw this post as an attachment, added to yesterday’s “Only a Test” email. Some didn’t. It wasn’t initially able to be sent out during the time Lightly Tethered was having technical problems...
I appreciate that people have asked me why they’re no longer receiving email from Lightly Tethered. Since the first of August, there’s been a technical issue sending out my stuff and it’s been holy...
For nearly twenty summers our family has attended what we call “Kunkel Kamp”. It didn’t happen in 2020 due to Covid restrictions, but this year we were back in high gear. We rented...
