“I meant to do my work todayBut a brown bird sang in the apple tree,And a butterfly flitted across the field,And all the leaves were calling me.And the wind went sighing over the land,Tossing the grasses to and fro,And a rainbow held out its shining handSo what...
“Itwas one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade” Charles Dickens Put the patio cushions out or bring them in? That’s the March question. As soon as I put them out, the rain...
It’s our annual LOVE Album this month – lots of wonderful photos were submitted and one lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a $100 gift certificate at The Beet plus a gift certificate for handcrafted bread from Italivi Bakery. February is such a beautiful...
You are holding in your hands the first issue of Cloverdale Connect for 2025. In just a few months, we will be celebrating our fifth year of publishing the paper and I cannot express strongly enough my gratitude for the support we have received from our community. At...
I spent some time the last week visiting with my 3-year-old grandson out of state. He told me all about Santa and “kissmuss”. He also got his holidays mixed up a bit as he said he would either be a policeman for “kissmuss” or a dinosaur. Whatever he decides, I can’t...
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin! Pumpkin latte, pumpkin spice, pumpkin pie! I went to the store and got some of those cute little pumpkins and some of those knobby skinned different colored pumpkins and I put some at the front of the house by the garage door and some...
