Tag Archives: rain

Shut Away Breaking Free

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Sherri Matthews

Greeting, dear friends, and a long, dark stretch this has been. This interminable separation from my children. Where are our friends and visitors? Are we… okay? We are safe and well but loss takes many forms. Anxiety is real, sorrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir Across the Pond Column | Tagged California, Camping, Carrot Ranch Literary Community, Drought, England, Family Memories, Family Reunion, Memoir Across The Pond, Memoir Writing, Pandemic, rain, Summer Heat | 10 Comments

This Green & Pleasant Land

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

So then, a reprieve. A walk in this beautiful country of mine, this land of soft, spring rain and green, patchwork fields. I take a deep breath and I walk on… And did those feet in ancient time. Walk upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos | Tagged Beauty, English Countryside, Green Pastures, Musings, nature, Photos of English Countryside, Poem, Psalms, rain, Walking | 10 Comments

My Cats & My Robin Enjoyed the Sunshine – How About You?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It is funny how things change in life. From the age of ten, I grew up in a village in rural Suffolk and so spent many-a-day running across fields, walking in the nearby woods, climbing trees and such. Of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, CATalogue, Family Life, Garden Snippets, Photos, Suffolk Tales, Sweet Robin | Tagged Britain, cat photos, cats, Central Coast California, Childhood memories, English Robins, Family Life, Gardening, Home, Homesick, moving house, rain, Robin photos, Sunshine, travel | 16 Comments

Maisy & The Missing Sun

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Let me tell you a little story about Maisy. She is special. When my daughter was ten years old we took her to our local cat shelter to look for ‘her’ kitten – the kitten we had promised her for … Continue reading →