100 Word Challenge: Flowers

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Just when I thought I had swept my patio of the final shedding of autumn’s dull brown, dead leaves… just when I thought I would finally get a reprieve from that particularly onerous task, this week I was faced with 1000s of tiny magenta blossoms courtesy of my neighbor’s swamp maple, its flowering canopy spreading … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Flowers

100 Word Challenge: Obsession

January 31, 2018February 5, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

I like to crochet. It calms me. My aunt taught me how to make basic granny squares when I was around ten. Since then I taught myself how to read a pattern chart and have, to some degree, mastered a few difficult techniques. It's not a craft that I practice all the time. I’ll get … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Obsession

100 Word Challenge: Last

January 17, 2018February 5, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

When I began my first blog it was an adjunct to my paying job. I worked for a media company in it’s online division as a content manager. Blogs were becoming a popular tool for news outlets and as someone who generated content, logically I was one of the people tagged to author a site. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Last

Buried treasure

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

I am one of those terribly annoying people who seems to have a corresponding anecdote for every story someone else tells. It's another of my bad habits I'm aware of and try to curb. Many times I have such a tale on the tip of my tongue and bite it off. Not my tongue, the … Continue reading Buried treasure

100 Word Challenge: Klutz

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

In an effort to get the “bad” stuff out of the way first, I began Jan. 1, 2018 face-down in my driveway. Let me elucidate. I live in Florida, which by all accounts, is a sub-tropical, warm-weather state. Last winter, I didn’t even bring my heavy coat out of storage. I managed any cool days … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Klutz

100 Word Challenge: Intent

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

This time next week we will already be into 2018 - so ‘fess up. Who has already pondered on their New Year’s Resolution list? Anyone? Typically I hate that sort of thing. For me, it’s just setting myself up for failure because I set some lofty goals. Still, I have an insatiable need to DO. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Intent