The room was cold and bright. I was shaking just as I did the last time. I was more aware of what was going to happen, which was both a good and bad thing. Would they have to give me oxygen again? Would the nausea kick in? I told myself to breathe long, deep breaths…
Break Up
He sat on the weathered bench at the picnic table under a huge and familiar oak tree. We were at a park that I had loved to play at as a child, with its hills and enormous jungle gym. I sat next to him, so elated to be back from my first year of college…
Picked For Pie
My grandma gathered the dewberries in her stained apron and tasted a few to see how sweet they were. I went to wipe the sweat off of my forehead but my hands were full. My mom set the old metal bucket between us, in the lush weeds. I dropped in my bounty. We picked until…
I Hate That Room
This week’s prompt:Think of a room from your past. It can be any type of room at all. Take a mental picture of that room. What happened there? What is it like? What is the atmosphere there? What are the smells, the sounds, the sights? How does it feel? ************************************************************** I stood in the sterile hallway…
At the Farm
I’ve decided to do something new this week and join with other writers at The Red Dress Club and throw my hat in the ring, or my words on the page. However you want to look at it… Today’s prompt says this: “imagine that after you have died and your daughter/son will be given the…
10 (okay i mean 13) Photos From 2010 – You Capture
Here are some of my very favorite photographs that I took last year. I had a hard time narrowing it down so I went with a “baker’s dozen” worth of pics instead of 10. I hope y’all don’t mind. And SO MUCH thanks to Beth for inspiring me to take LOTS of pics last year…
Five Drawers and a Door
I have this thing about furniture. Especially old furniture. I like to go “antiquing” and usually when I find a piece of furniture that I REALLY like, I know it pretty instantly. It was this way with the piece I bought for our bedroom during this last Summer. And it was this way with the…
I’ve Done VERY Little to Support the Sugar Industry These Last Three Months and Zumba is My New Best Friend
When I was a little girl I was pretty chunky. I always had to have the biggest soccer shorts and sometimes even those didn’t fit me. But I still wore them. Ugh. I was the ‘biggest’ girl in dance class (not the tallest, but widest) and I was teased a lot. One time while riding…
Almost a Year…
It’s been almost a year since we packed up our home and headed for our new one. I had memories today of being big and pregnant while dealing with boxes and foundation problems and a constantly traveling husband. The week before we moved was one of the hardest weeks of my life. Really. Before we…
“I Left My Soul There, Down By The Sea…” *
A vacation to the ocean is my favorite. I just love it there. The waves, the sun, the sand. The complete VASTNESS of it all. Somehow, someway, it cleanses me from the inside and I’m reminded how very small we really are. In a good way. I see the power of the water and realize…