Restored

My husband bought an old, dilapidated hoosier.  When Burt brought it home, I raised my eyebrows in wonderment.   The wood looked like it had been starved of oil for a half century, the latches sported deep-seated rust, and the work surface displayed dents, pits and more rust.  A pathetic example of what was formerly a farm woman’s pride and joy as well as the essential cupboard in her kitchen.  “What was he thinking?”  “I’m going to restore it good as new, ” Burt announced.  “Well, I hope,” he muttered under his breath. I looked at him and gave him a Read More

Searching and Searching! Part 1

Grace set out in search of something, but it’s nothing she’s lost.  What then?  She met a woman along the way, and she is searching for something as well.  The two women become instant friends.  They walk together along a winding path  chatting casually until Grace spies a dust-covered book lying half-buried in the ground.  What in the world?  “Letters from the Past,” the title read. Grace fans through the book and is astonished to see each of the letters was addressed to her.  Then, Merci pages through it and was equally surprised to see her name as the recipient Read More