My journal of big words and pretty pictures
When my grandfather died, he was buried in a small country cemetery in rural Ohio. His long funeral procession wended its way down two-lane roads on its path from the church. That was almost 40 years ago but I can still remember how other motorists pulled over to let us pass. Even today, recalling that … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Respect
It’s that time of year… days are getting longer, flowers are budding out, spring is mere days away, and pastel candy eggs and white Easter bonnets fill the store aisles. I remember as a kid that Easter was the one holiday I was assured of getting a pretty new outfit to wear to Church. On … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fancy
Earlier in the week I had to go into the Big City. It takes a little over an hour to drive to where I needed to be, but it’s an easy trip. Well, it usually is. This time, about 30 minutes from my destination, all traffic, in both lanes traveling west came to a complete … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Relax
After a weekend of passing around the familial cold, pints of NyQuil, cartons of tissue, gallons of water and juice, Monday dawned bright and my cold had seeped into my chest. I woke up sounding like a barking seal. Spent most of the day emptying my tissue trash and heating water for chamomile tea. Tuesday … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Spring
I talk to my smartphone and it talks back. The problem is that my phone, Siri, doesn’t always comprehend what I say. Recently, I learned that I can send voice-to-text messages. I’m like a kid in a candy store with this new gadgetry. (My previous phone couldn’t do this.) Sometimes though, those messages get a … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Accent
One morning each week I volunteer at a local elementary school. Before classes, students read announcements over the intercom, and one selected kid gets to lead everyone in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Wherever we - the volunteers - are in the building or outside on campus, we stop what we're doing, face the general … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Promise
Thin spiral notebook 