Heart Hope by Olga

Our local NBC news station recently told about a new invention that allows you to make a square egg. It was on the segment called “Gadgets to Make Your Life Easier,” but I didn't realize that making a square egg would make my life easier than making an oval one. In fact I think just having one more piece of equipment in my kitchen makes my life more complicated. My drawers are already filled with gadgets that have been used only once or twice for special occasions purchased in hopes of making life easier. One of the newscasters questioned who would want or need a square egg, I happen to agree. It seems that the way it works is that you cook your hard boiled egg as usual, peel it and then shove it into the square slot while still warm and then squash the top down until the egg molds into the shape of a cube. I wonder how the egg feels about it. Does it want to change shape? Does it want to be made to conform to someone else's expectation? Does it like being crammed into a ...

Molly is my cousin Charlene’s dog, a beautiful 12 year old Springer spaniel. Although this dog is aging and is has lost her hearing, she has not lost her passion for living. Molly likes to be with people and seems to have a built in clock which tells her exactly when dinner should be served—by dinner, I mean her’s. She has a favorite spot where she can put her chin on the window sill and gaze out on the beautiful Cape Cod landscape, checking out who or what might be entering her territory.  Molly’s lineage was bred to be hunters or retrievers and because of that she is very gentle with her toys. Instead of gnawing and tossing them around, she holds them carefully so as not to hurt them. She also does not like to be alone--wanting to be with people constantly. She goes out to do her "business" and like lightening she is back at the door, requesting entrance so she can again be a part of the group.   This too is part of the make up of her breed--to go and return when her jo...