The Whimsical Pen

Musings, Ramblings and Minor Mischief

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Downstream

We're touching the world every day in ways we may never know.

Heather Jerrie

Nov 23, 20243 min read

The Victories No One Sees

The victories no one sees mean just as much as any that happen in front of a roaring crowd.

Heather Jerrie

Aug 23, 20242 min read

A Cat and Mouse Game

The ethics of rescuing a mouse.

Heather Jerrie

Jun 22, 20244 min read

Andrea

She always seemed so perfect. Little did I know...

Heather Jerrie

Jun 14, 20242 min read

You, Me and the Cicadas

I'm ready to make some noise. How about you?

Heather Jerrie

Jun 1, 20243 min read

Congratulations. You're a teacher.

This time of year, let's thank our hard-working teachers!

Heather Jerrie

May 21, 20242 min read

Pie in a Cup, and Other Sad Musings

Too often the fine and good gets crowded out by the cheap and easy.

Heather Jerrie

Apr 20, 20243 min read

The Secret Life of Stuff

The stuff in our lives seems to have a mind of its own.

Heather Jerrie

Mar 2, 20244 min read

A Love Letter to Winter

I'm looking out on a world of brown and grey, staring morosely through the window as I sip a cup of lukewarm coffee. I'm afraid this is...

Heather Jerrie

Feb 14, 20243 min read

Living a Grateful Life

What was your Thanksgiving like today? Some of us had a house full of family or visiting friends, with noise and laughter and plates...

Heather Jerrie

Nov 24, 20233 min read

Dancing Through Time

It's that time of year again. I began just before bedtime Saturday night, starting at one end of the house and working my way to the...

Heather Jerrie

Nov 9, 20233 min read

Raining Promises

It's raining promises on my roof. Another one just landed with a clunk. I looked up from my book and listened as it bounced and rolled...

Heather Jerrie

Sep 20, 20232 min read

Domino Moments

Can you think of a time when a chance event changed your life? I think we can all think of a moment when some coincidence set us off a...

Heather Jerrie

Aug 25, 20232 min read

Shine!

Are you a list maker? I am. Somehow I just feel adrift if I don't have a pen at hand and that reassuring little piece of paper with all...

Heather Jerrie

Jul 26, 20233 min read

Welcome to Summer!

I ate my first strawberry of the summer the other day. Oh, my! Ripe and juicy and bursting on the tongue with the sweetness that just...

Heather Jerrie

Jun 23, 20232 min read

Pianos and Knotty Problems

Today let's talk about solving problems. Let's talk about ideas in the night, shifting a pebble and setting off an avalanche, and the...

Heather Jerrie

Apr 29, 20233 min read

Lessons From an Unreliable Month

In like a lion, out like a lamb. Remember that saying? March is supposed to be like that - start with the snow we've put up with all...

Heather Jerrie

Mar 18, 20232 min read

Stronger Than Any Earthquake

Imagine this: you're at home eating dinner when suddenly the table starts to shudder and shake. A low rumbling begins, growing louder...

Heather Jerrie

Feb 18, 20233 min read

Tending the Winter Fire

It snowed last night. Again. I got up this morning and looked out the window at the snow on the deck and the grey skies, just like...

Heather Jerrie

Jan 31, 20233 min read

The Tired Old Year, and the New One Waiting

The old year is tired and ready to leave, sitting by the door, while just over the threshold the new year waits. It's New Year's Eve. In...

Heather Jerrie

Dec 31, 20222 min read

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