Monthly Archives: February 2014

Valerie; You’re Gonna Make It After All! /Written by Janice Tindle

Posted on February 20, 2014 by janicetindle.com

Last March, I wrote a piece about America’s sweetheart, Valerie Harper, who had been given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Things looked grim. But not Valerie! She went on an unprecedented whirlwind of interviews and appearances, talking to her beloved public … Continue reading →

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The Chocolate Squirrel /Written by Janice Tindle

Posted on February 20, 2014 by janicetindle.com

It was a warm, sunny Spring day. Easter had come and gone and the neighbors had all put their trash out for pick up. It was not uncommon for the crows to poke through plastic trash bags and this reason, … Continue reading →

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Dangle The Carrot /Written by Janice Tindle

Posted on February 20, 2014 by janicetindle.com

You can dangle the carrot all day if you want;the smart bunnies will always find the land with the choicest clover. I have personally observed this in our own backyard. We have an organic yard, so bunnies in the evening … Continue reading →

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The Organic Sinner /Written by Janice Tindle

Posted on February 18, 2014 by janicetindle.com

In the book, Critters: Adventures In Wildest Suburbia by A.B.C. Whipple, published by St. Martin’s Press, 1994, states on page 41, paragraph 3, that ” C. Merriam Hart, a Naturalist, reported that a squirrel hearing a musical instrument or recording … Continue reading →

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The Treasure In The Trailer /Written by Janice Tindle

Posted on February 12, 2014 by janicetindle.com

In a monetary sense, she wasn’t a wealthy woman. She lived in a mobile home in a mobile home park. Not one a fancy one, just an ordinary one, with vintage and new mobile homes living side by side. My … Continue reading →

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The Doll In The Box /Written by Janice Tindle

Posted on February 8, 2014 by janicetindle.com

When I was a little girl, my Grandma had a China doll she kept in a box in the living room closet. It was a gift from her younger brother, Joseph. He had bought the doll when he was a … Continue reading →

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