I want to be alone

February 26, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

I’m feeling peckish I might bite someone’s head off If they get too close

Season salt

February 19, 2016July 2, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

Florida has three seasons - Spring, Summer and Hurricane. From June 1 through November 30, conditions are right for the formation of hurricanes. More than just a little wind and rain, hurricanes can rip the siding off houses, and upend boats then deposit them in the tops of trees. Storm surges, the rising level of … Continue reading Season salt

Don’t blink

February 5, 2016February 16, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

Time passes slowly Hours, days, months, turn to years Blink and it is gone

Cantankerous

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

“The more ugly, older, more cantankerous, more ill and poorer I become, the more I try to make amends by making my colors more vibrant, more balanced and beaming.” ~ Vincent van Gogh Since joining the ranks of the 50-somethings, and since I live in an area that is replete with cantankerous Snowbirds during the … Continue reading Cantankerous

Still standing

January 24, 2016February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

"I'm still standing better than I ever did.." ~ Elton John, "I'm Still Standing." I have rheumatoid arthritis. The disease is bilateral, which means that it affects both sides of the body. Whereas, osteoarthritis can damage a right knee, or left elbow. If you have RA, both knees are affected, or both elbows. My RA … Continue reading Still standing

Alphabet Jenga

January 16, 2016January 3, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

“Writers spend three years rearranging 26 letters of the alphabet. It's enough to make you lose your mind day by day.” ~ Richard Price Seems so simple, really. Just combine a few squiggly marks together to make a word, then another, then a sentence, a paragraph, an entire story. A stack of blocks, teetering on … Continue reading Alphabet Jenga