An ACORN seems such a proper nut, positively STAID in its respectability. The peanut on the other hand seems like more like a playful nut, one that would be a goof or perhaps the FLAKE of the nut world. Pecans, on the other hand, seem to me to be kind of exotic, their rich burnished brown color hinting at a FLAME red energy. What a silly sort of taxonomy: the personalities of nuts!!

Georg’ann

“Oh HONEY, that sounds so frightening.”
I’m frightened too, though I don’t think they pick up a TRACE of anything other than
calm, compassionate composure. We’ve come together to check if the medications are in order. Sometimes they aren’t and that sets off a cascade of concerns, the kind which I’ve just been witnessing.

There is a SPADE by the walk and little clumps of freshly turned dirt. Preparation for pansy season, I imagine. Last year the walkway was lined with a succession of colorful blooms from earliest spring until well past the first FLAKE of snow.

On the window is a firefighter pet alert sticker. I remember the FLAME outlined in silver from my childhood. Every year we got them at school as part of fire safety training.

Heather