Mini Fiction
posted 3 months ago, updated 2 days later | 5 comments
Who’s Calling?
Who’s calling and hanging up on me? First last night, just as I reached that pleasing limbo state between consciousness and sleep—I was so rattled! Then this morning another call came in at the crucial moment just as I prepared to ...
Who’s calling and hanging up on me? First last night, just as I reached that pleasing limbo state between consciousness and sleep—I was so rattled! Then this morning another call came in at the crucial moment just as I prepared to ...
Alone At Last
posted 3 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 4 comments
I am alone in my house…well…the three dogs are here. But no other people. This is extremely rare! I have a husband that works out of our house, and so do I. Then I have five children. Two are still home, but the grown children visit, and now they ...
Wasting Away In Bloggerville
posted 3 months ago | 5 comments
Do you ever get the feeling that you’re spread way, way, way too thin? There are certain days when you feel as if you’ve been run over by a steamroller, at least three times? Today is one of those days for little old me.
My dad’s got Alzheimer’s...
My dad’s got Alzheimer’s...
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!
posted 3 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 6 comments
Wow, I’m getting more hits on my profile page than a target at the police academy lately!
Eons must be growing. You wouldn’t know it by the lack of comments on my provile page, blog posts, or other people’s either, from what I hear. Do you all r...
Eons must be growing. You wouldn’t know it by the lack of comments on my provile page, blog posts, or other people’s either, from what I hear. Do you all r...
Summertime
posted 3 months ago | 2 comments
I cook differently when the hot weather hits. And when I think about it, the food I make during the summer tends to be lighter and better for us. Number one, I hate to mess up the kitchen and heat up the house with blazing burners or hot ovens. ...
In Charge Of Baby, Who Me?
posted 4 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 3 comments
It’s going on eleven o’clock, and here I am, babysitting my four and a half-month old grandson John.
My son took his wife, (baby John’s mommy), to a popular resort called La Quinta. I volunteered to baby-sit because I sure do wish someone had do...
My son took his wife, (baby John’s mommy), to a popular resort called La Quinta. I volunteered to baby-sit because I sure do wish someone had do...
Thoughts On Beauty & Aging
posted 4 months ago | 11 comments
I’ve been reading Truth and Beauty by Anne Patchett, a memoir about her fellow writer and one time roommate, Lucy Grealy, and their friendship. This book is so beautifully written. It will make you want to have a Lucy in your life.
Lucy Grealy we...
Lucy Grealy we...
I'm Sad, So Damn Sad
posted 4 months ago | 6 comments
How do you keep your nose out of your grown childrens problems? It's difficult, but neccesary. They have to live their own lives, make their own mistakes, fight their own battles. Still...every fiber in my body wants to "fix it" like I used to be ...
LIFE IS SWEET
posted 4 months ago | 1 comment
Life is sweet. This is a saying my brother often uses.
My father's health is fragile, he has Alzheimer's and he barely hangs on by a thread. But he always says, "I stay here because I know where I am, but I'm not sure where I'm going if I let my...
My father's health is fragile, he has Alzheimer's and he barely hangs on by a thread. But he always says, "I stay here because I know where I am, but I'm not sure where I'm going if I let my...
Betty In High Spirtis
posted 4 months ago, updated about 15 hours later | 4 comments
Betty In High Spirits
A short story by Luv2rite!
The party was over. Betty’s feet were aching. Her tongue felt thick from to much red wine. She opened the fridge and snagged a bottle of water. The plan was to plop down in her favorite chair, kic...
A short story by Luv2rite!
The party was over. Betty’s feet were aching. Her tongue felt thick from to much red wine. She opened the fridge and snagged a bottle of water. The plan was to plop down in her favorite chair, kic...
