Category Archives: hard work

chores

Posted on June 10, 2016 by m.a. wood

Chores When the time comes,Change the bedsheets. Wash, dry and fold the dirty ones. Boil some beets. Clean the kitchen and the bathroom. Take a photo of the family tomb. Put the washed and dried dishes back in the cabinets. … Continue reading →

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Aunt Demitt, busy hands

Posted on April 24, 2016 by m.a. wood

Aunt Demitt always worked in the garden She would head out early in the morning and pull weeds. Beautiful flowers filled her lawn with roses, daylilies, iris, and amarillis And she taught me to love the soil and the flowers. … Continue reading →

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