weekly writing challenge: my funny valentine
Mocha delights our family so much. We all agree she’s “our funny valentine.” We’re certain she doesn’t intend to make us laugh with her comedic antics, but she does. We never know what to expect from...
View Articlefriday fictioneers: “lions and tigers and bears…oh my!”
Busing from the airport in Calgary to Banff in the Canadian Rockies, I kept watching for wild animals...
View Articlenurturing thursdays: to everything there is a season…
…and a time to every purpose under the heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3) As winter succumbs to the warmth and charm of spring, I find myself reflecting upon life as I move into my sixty-fifth year. I can’t...
View Article…if dogs could talk…
…mine would say “Couldn’t you tell I was in pain? You dummy you!” About the time Mocha was diagnosed as having a leaky heart valve which causes fluid to accumulate, she seemed to go downhill rather...
View Articlefriday fictioneers: living la vida loca…
Once upon a time not so long ago, two strangers met online. A date soon followed. As if to bless the occasion the night skies rained down streams of fireworks in celebration of Mardi Gras. Moira...
View Articlefriday fictioneers: pretty, pretty princess…
He was a corporate guy in a suit and tie. ...
View Articlehappy easter…happy spring…
Because the weather here in the Seattle area is so iffy…rain pouring down on us without any warning…hubby and I decided to forgo Easter Day celebrations in lieu of gardening. Praise God…the sun decided...
View Articlea complaint letter works!…hawaiian airlines
Did not expect to be back writing about Hawaiian Airlines, and my less than satisfactory experience with their inept bureaucracy. However I’m here to tell you that it pays to let those in authority...
View Articlefriday fictioneers: purgatory…enroute to heaven
“House…I know what you’re going through.” Remodeling is no fun. Not the kind you go through to get things spiffied up around one’s castle, or the kind you go through to keep things working inside your...
View Articlemichelle’s weekly pet challenge: #40
Filed under: humor, pets, photography Tagged: animals, dogs, fairies, michelle's weekly photo challenge
View ArticleCee’s Fun Foto Challenge and Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge
Originally posted on LIVING WITH MY ANCESTORS:Whew! One set of photos for two separate photo challenges! I present MIDGE in one of her favorite sleeping postures — on the edge. I offer these for...
View Articlefriday fictioneers: finding the hidden value…
“Now that we’ve taken the walls down to the studs, remind me…what are we looking for?” “Great grandad’s last will and testament, stupid!” “And why would it be hidden in the walls?” “Because he was...
View Articlenurturing thursdays: the eaglette has landed…
You might wonder why I write of my daughter’s comings and goings under the heading of nurturing thursdays. It’s because health and wellness also includes…peace of mind. And knowing that my child is...
View ArticleMalcolm, Mildred, Jason and Joy
Originally posted on me.you.coffee:Malcolm and Mildred had lived here for years. At first just a house, they’d eventually made it their home. Mildred was pregnant, and if history (and the size of her...
View Articlesummertime…and the pickings are slim
Remember the first job you ever had? A paying job, I mean. Not some volunteer stint in exchange for a pat on the back and a stellar recommendation to go along with it. Or as in my case, a couple of...
View Articlenurturing thursdays: a true friend likes who you are…and lets you know it
I’m certain my female readers can relate when I say…at the moment my “plate” is full to overflowing. It may not seem that way to look at me, but keeping my mind from becoming unhinged is a daily...
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