What would summer be without the smoke? For awhile, I thought we were going to miss out on those smoky days we all have experienced over the past few summers, along with the added thrill of a persistent cough, irritated eyes and being confined to the indoors. Now that masks are required again in public places, we can protect ourselves from the covid virus and the smoke. We can go in the store and load up on comfort food and more beer and wine and not worry about our friends and neighbors recognizing us with our masks on and hats pulled down low. Just think, this could be the new normal.
A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
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THE EAGLE LAKE LUMBER COMPANY
Yesterday one of my sisters told me a lumber mill in Susanville burned down. After looking into the news of Susanville I found out it was t...
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It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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The lights from houses along the freeway were mingled through the trees in rural southern Oregon. It made me wonder what these people did ...
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My old friend Arthritis showed up last weekend and took advantage of my right knee. By Sunday afternoon I was confined to my chair in pain...
Sure beats the days I had to wear a paper bag on my head. ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, women don't have to pluck their chinny,chin-chin hair or worrying about the dreaded double chin. I do miss the smiles though.
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