Our little town of White Salmon was in the news last week end, and for a very good reason. A hero came home after 68 years. I don’t know any of the extended family personally, but the story touched me at a deep level. You see, I’m a mother of a US Marine who served in Iraq and Kuwait, and I can relate to the fear of losing a loved one. I have God to thank that I can’t relate…
Today I’ve been mowing for an hour or so, then pulling weeds in my garden, planting tomato and green pepper plants, watering newly sprouted beans, peas, turnips, and more. Lots to do this time of year, but my least favorite is pulling weeds. Why is it that no matter how much I hoe, till, and pull, the weed crop manages to outgrow the food crop? I’m even hitting them with Roundup, hoping to rid myself of them once and for…
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the olderwoman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days.” The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today.Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.” She was right — our generation didn’t have the green thing in its day. Back then,…