Denis & Margie Haack continue to write at Critique-Letters
Prayer, the language of people in trouble
Stormy North Shore, Lake Superior As I enter the new week, I do not anticipate trouble. Nor am I in trouble today. Unless I…
On Being a Bunny: Honeysuckle passes away
Honeysuckle died last night and today we buried her under the magnolia tree. She was Anita's eight-year-old beloved angora rabbit, a creature who delighted…
Why toadsdrinkcoffee for a Blog Title?
When I began blogging back in 2008 I had to pick a name for the blog. So what’s with toadsdrinkcoffee? To be sure, the…
Cold Press Coffee so easy your dog could make it
"I'm on my third day in a row - back on coffee. I feel better about life." (expletives deleted) Recently a friend texted this…
What a Day
Some moments of suffering seem eternal. Mental or physical, either one. Both maybe. It gets in especially at night via insomnia or a dark…
The Owl of Restoration and the best Scone Recipe
The restoration of routine and order. How good it has been to waken to slow coffee, fresh baked scones (I love the recipe I've…
Eating with Writers
When certain dear members of our family visited recently, ones who work in the restaurant business to support their daily needs and pursue the…
Prayer for an Immigrant
This displaced little visitor is doomed. I am used to moths that occasionally hatch out of the aging flours and grains of my pantry,…
War against Mice
I open the silverware drawer and notice little black grains and wonder who dropped dirt among the forks. Bits of bacon? Wild rice? Not…