My journal of big words and pretty pictures
About a year and a half ago, our daughter, our oldest child, moved out of the family home. It’s all good. She found her Big Girl job and wanted to join the ranks of Independent Women. I had one less kid at home, and one extra - empty - bedroom. Oh, the plans I had… … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Room
This week, I am the pet whisperer. Not really, but I am pet sitting for two friends. One, a little, wiry terrier-ish dog belonging to my next door neighbor, and the other, my beach buddy’s ragdoll cat. The two, aside from being separate species, are totally different. Dixie is a jittery thing. Sometimes, when her … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Divine
Yesterday, June 14, was my 30th wedding anniversary. Our wedding was held the day after my husband graduated college, and about a week before we moved three hours away from family and friends. The event was the culmination of one blind date and three years of courting - two years of which were long-distance - before … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Forever
On his days off from work, sometimes my son will join me when I run errands. I think he likes me to chauffeur him around town and he usually gets a free lunch out of it. My reward for his company is that I get to enjoy listening to his choice in music. When he … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Song
Today, June, 1, is opening day for the 2016 Hurricane Season. Living along the Gulf Coast, I am intimately familiar with these tropical storms. After 20 years in Florida, I’ve seen apocalyptic devastation, and have weathered ferocious wind and rain with my camera to get that perfect storm shot. I’ve already pulled a link into … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Weather
I live near Seaside, Florida. For all you movie buffs, this cottage community was the film location for the 1998 movie, "The Truman Show." The town, and it is an actual town, was the backdrop for the story of Truman Burbank, portrayed by Jim Carrey. In the movie, Truman’s entire life, from birth to adulthood, is one … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Pretend
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