My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I enjoying cooking for my family, but don’t always make a full dinner. What with the menfolk having such diverse work schedules, many nights there isn’t a full contingency for a meal. When they are both home, I try to prepare something homemade. Whenever I try a new recipe, I always ask later if it’s good … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Hungry
I got a new book this week, a retelling of Norse Mythology written by Neil Gaiman. Aside from Gaiman being one of my favorite writers, I also have an affinity for the subject matter. Back in the day, back in the dark ages before the internet and Google, my grandfather researched our family tree, tracing … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: History
You know the legend of King Arthur, right? In T.H. White’s “Once and Future King,” Arthur - or Wart - accompanied Sir Kay, his foster-brother, to a jousting tournament. Wart was serving as a lowly squire to his brother when Kay sends him to find his forgotten sword. What Wart found instead was the magical, mythical “Sword in … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Magic
It’s been an entire year since I assumed the role of administrator for 100 Word Challenge. (Thank you, Jennifer. I am honored to be part of this amazing community of writers.) Prior to my tenure as moderator, I first starting writing for the 100 Word Challenge in 2010. Spanning two websites, all together I estimate that’s more than 270 words… with … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Telling
Aside from being the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer of my family, I am also the Chief Accountant. That means twice a month, it is I who drags out the checkbook, opens my laptop, and clears whatever household accounts payable are due. SO. MANY. ZEROS! I’ve said this before, but aside from my disdain for … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Money
I ordered new glasses this week with the hopes of getting them by the first of next week. My eyesight, to be generous, is terrible. If I’m not wearing corrective lenses for my nearsightedness, I can’t recognize my own reflection. I could never drive or cook, nor walk around inside my home, without getting lost, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Eyes
Thin spiral notebook 