100 Word Challenge: Share

September 21, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

I love the fall of the year. The weather gets cooler, mornings are crisp and light, evenings beg for thick sweaters. Football kicks off - crowds gather to cheer their favorites, tailgating before the big games. The leaves turn to orange, yellow, scarlet and gold. The tourist go home and my beach is returned to … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Share

100 Word Challenge: Your name here

Antebellum house with old oak trees draped in Spanish Moss

September 14, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

Up until the day I was born - two weeks early - my parents were convinced I was to be their second born son. Due to that belief, the name picked for my birth certificate was, “Russell,” a cherished family name. When faced with a surprise daughter, as my mother tells me, she did a … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Your name here

100 Word Challenge: Recluse

September 7, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

For the past several weeks, I’ve been without a car. Well, that’s not entirely true. I’ve been driving my daughter’s car which has a broken A/C - said broken A/C is the reason I’m driving my daughter’s car. Her dad and I are helping her get it fixed. Not paying for it mind you, but … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Recluse

100 Word Challenge: Quiet

August 31, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

When I go on my photo walks, I sometimes miss the best photos because I’m simply sitting and watching, feeling, breathing in the incredible beauty that surrounds me. For most of these trips, I am alone… and I don’t just mean that I don’t bring one of my peeps or a friend with me, but … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Quiet

100 Word Challenge: Secret

August 24, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

Putting my yarn organizing project to good use, I began a scarf I hope to finish in time for my mom for Christmas. Knowing how badly I procrastinate sometimes, she will be lucky to get it for Mother's Day... 2018. Since I'm showing and telling here, it will be a good chance to test if … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Secret

100 Word Challenge: Run-on sentence

August 17, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 27 Comments

I’m six hours late posting this week’s prompt and I’m still trying to figure out what word to give you all. So, let’s have a little fun this time. When I was in high school, I was a bit of an English geek. I had a group of friends who would diagram sentences for fun. We … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Run-on sentence