“Lenore, the way you talk to yourself cracks me up.”
“It’s sad, isn’t it?”
“Sad? No, I wouldn’t call it sad. Though, if I didn’t know you, I’d call it weird.”
“Please. I think talking to myself is one of the more normal things about me.” Continue reading “The conversation”
Every October since 2007, we have loaded up our family and headed to the local farm. During the month of October, Berry Patch Farms is open to the public. Families can enjoy the pumpkin patch, farm animals, face painting, horse rides and ice cream.
Our boys look forward to visiting Berry Patch Farms at least once in October. With every visit, we stop to listen and to watch Old Faithful, the John Deere ice cream churner. The motor spits, sputters and spurts, repetitively. Sometimes, the kids and I dance a jig to the sound of the chugging churner, keeping the beat with the spits and the sputters.
Nowadays, are kids as unfamiliar with the movie ‘Bambi‘ as they are the rotary phone and cassette player? [Spoiler alert!] Even though Bambi’s mother was killed (the butler did it), the movie is full of excellent lessons with very little dialogue.
During one scene, Thumper says about Bambi, “He doesn’t walk very good, does he?” His mother quickly chimes in and says, “Thumper, what did your father tell you this morning?” Thumper responds, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” Continue reading “He’s looking at me”
Lenore's Thoughts Exactly 