Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.

We have become a society where the artist is regarded as a self-indulgent superfluity, and the person who juggles stocks and shares is an essential part of the economy.

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.

Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet.

Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.

You never realize how much your mother loves you till you explore the attic - and find every letter you ever sent her, every finger painting, clay pot, bead necklace, Easter chicken, cardboard Santa Claus, paperlace Mother's Day card and school report since day one.

Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.