Monthly Archives: May 2015
CHILDHOOD ANGST? NOT FOR ME
Shh… I’m thinking. Shh… I’m reliving moments from yesteryear. Shh… I’m striving to discover a deep dark secret from my childhood. My internal tape recorder reveals no mystery, no secrets, no pain. Sort of disappointing, isn’t it? Surely I am … Continue reading
PETE AND AMY
Amy, my mother, was right-brained, a creative/artsy kind of person; she liked decorating, painting, sewing, and writing. She was proud of Pete, my daddy, for his left-brained thinking/his handwriting, his mathematical abilities, and his straight rows of broomcorn. I … Continue reading
FEELING BLESSED IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA
“I saw a Braum’s truck last Tuesday morning.” I mean I really saw that truck. Right at the crossroad on Main Street. I felt smacked on the head and heard, “Wake up.” I looked around and thought, “All these stores … Continue reading
WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT THE GOOD OLE DAYS?
Change is generally thought to be about more technology. I love modern stuff like cars, refrigeration, cell phones, air-conditioning, computers, T.V., and such. I recently read a series of books in which some scientific abnormality put an end to all … Continue reading
FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES
“When will I have to stop going to church?” asked the four-year-old.. “What?” I responded, not believing I could have heard right. “When will I have to stop going to church?” he repeated. Noticing my bewilderment, he clarified, “When I … Continue reading
WELL, DUH…
I really like this blogging stuff. I especially like interaction – I particularly like comments. Alas, I find I get comments only in response to what I write. If I don’t write, I don’t get comments. Such is the life … Continue reading
LIFE IN TORNADO ALLEY
Air out the bedding and put in the bug bomb! Cellar cleaning time again. Ears tuned to the TV weather channel. It’s tornado season! As a child I was naïve regarding weather. The only thing we had was hot and … Continue reading
LIEBSTER AWARD – Part Three – Nominations
So today I continue with the Liebster Award process. This will consist of three parts. First, choose worthy blogsters; second, give them questions to answer; third, list some helpful instructions. As a prelude to the “unveiling” of my nominees, I … Continue reading
LIEBSTER AWARD – Part 2
Thanks Hayley, for the Liebster nomination. I am joining the game. Sort of like Tag – I tag you, your IT! Maybe like tag-team in wrestling. I work real hard, then I tag someone to take over. (I’ll tag … Continue reading
LIEBSTER AWARD – Part 1
LIEBSTER AWARD—Part 1 Thanks, Scribbles to Composition, https://awritershelper.wordpress.com, for nominating me for the Liebster Award. It is my pleasure to join the alumni of this rather nebulous but honorable group of writers! Now for the answers to questions given to … Continue reading
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