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Cricket’s Surprise

Dear Miss Jenna, Today, the Cricket and I have a surprise for you. Not as big of a surprise that we got from Crystal, but a surprise he’s been working on for you. We started working on it while he was stuck in bed after that tussle with  them mean old alley cats. I  promised you a picture of Cricket’s room, so here it is. I put it right next to my desk, where I … Continue reading

Cricket and the Alley Cats

Dear Miss Jenna, Today I have some pictures of the Cricket for you. He’s fixed up enough now that a proper picture can be posted. He was quite a mess, and it was touch and go for a while. I know I told you on the phone he had gotten hurt, but I didn’t want to let you know how hurt he was. Now that he is back on his feet again, and everything is … Continue reading

Silly Sally Sonnet Part 2

Dear Miss Jenna, I’m sorry it has taken so long to get to the second part of Silly Sally for you. I guess the older I get, the harder it becomes for me to hear the stories the birds whisper in the wires. It’s been a crazy spring down here; one minute you think it’s spring, the next minute the cold wind blows in again. If I didn’t know better, I would think someone was … Continue reading

Songbirds and Sonnets and Stuff

Dear Miss Jenna, I thought I’d write you a quick thank you for the wonderful picture you sent me. I enjoyed it very much, and it has given your old Uncle Mike a few giggles as winter time moves along down here in Texas. I don’t know, Miss Jenna, sometimes I wish all we had to worry about this time of year was snow like you have in Connecticut. Weather around these parts gets a … Continue reading