Blessed by An Angel

"The Lamp" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-  The tale I am about to tell is one that needs to be told, one that I have told in the past and one that needs to be told over and over again. This story is absolutely true and is about a little boy or an angel -  you be the judge

They Have Hands

"In the Grain" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-  I wonder what animals think when they see a human.  Two, four legged or more when they see us they know we are different, we think different and we have hands:

Slow March

"Bright Comet Night" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-  Here we are in the first few days of official summer and even though the days are getting slightly shorter each day, we still have the long days with the long, slow, soft evenings and nights stretching out

Solstice and Daddy

"Jungle Temple" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-   Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there ( I know, I've heard the old joke about Happy Fathers Day you mothers) so we'll let that go, also happy summer solstice, the longest day of the year at least

More Power to Ya

"Water Going Over a Cliff"by Drew John Tankersley

 Happy sez-  I sometimes watch the Andy Griffith Show, an old TV show set in the mythical town of Mayberry, North Carolina.  I once lived in North Carolina away back up in the Blue Ridge Mountains in a little hamlet called

Under the Sun

"Busy Day" by Drew john Tankersley

Happy sez-   For most of us most days are busy days, busy living our life, what ever that may be.  For most people it means going to work, taking care of business, for others it may mean days filled with

LIfe's an Adventure

"Jungle River" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-  Out of the blue, life will come at you - good, bad and indifferent.  Whatever you may think life is going to give you, you better be prepared for the opposite, because that will be more often than not what

Simple things, Big Pleasure

"Anxiety" by Drew John Ttankersley

Happy sez- The other day I was taking a short drive in the country, not really going anywhere, just out to a spot where the road dead ends, a kinda quite spot - no big deal, a small thing - but what a

Food and the Mayo (Clinic)

"In the Groove" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez- One thing that I have not discussed yet that makes us happy or at least most of us and that is Food.  From chocolate to cheeseburgers from fish to french fries there is a lot to be said, most of it deliciously, and most of it has already been said.  However

Colors of Summer

"Color Lightning" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-  June is a month I always associate with happy things and happy colors, bright colors - warm clear yellows like the summer sun, green like a grassy meadow, blue like the

Momentos of the Moment

"Vibrant Earth" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez-  Each moment of life brings with it it's own imprint sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes neither, and it is those impressions that help define and mold our life.  The other day a friend of  mine picked up a rather cranky cat to