When I tried to find homes for my donation face mask, I called numerous shelters and soup kitchens. My “Buy one/Give one” face mask campaign had been a big success. I had sewn and sold more face masks than I had hoped for, but now holding up my end of the bargain was not as simple as I had thought it would be. Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing Prompts
A Building Permit for a Wall
We live in an older community governed by a homeowners association. In order to build an add-on structure such as a pergola, I have to get a detailed building plan that is compliant with the city codes. I can’t just say that I need a pergola and get the project approved. Continue reading
Christmas Morning at Christmas Rocks
Hiking on Christmas morning? Would I be the only one who would be up for it? Turns out I wasn’t. 21 people showed up and we had a marvelous time, and where else would we hike on that day, other than at Christmas Rocks. Starting at 9 am sharp we went for a two-hour hike and all of us were back home at 12:30 pm to eat lunch and unwrap more presents. Continue reading
Government Shut Down – A Wall and Immigration

One hundred years of films about the immigrant experience reveal the split personality of modern living
You would think the whole Government is closed during a Government shutdown but sadly, that’s not the case. Of course, politicians still receive their pay, while some of the real public servants go home without a paycheck-at least for the moment. I will never understand the logic behind it, I doubt anybody does. Continue reading
Stepping of the Treadmill – Good bye Daily prompt~!
This is my answer to Impromptu promptlings Sandbox writing challenge, “What are they hearing about me?”
They will hear that I am done with the daily prompt’s.
When I started blogging I only wrote about smoking and about how I felt, after I had kicked the addiction to the curb, because it was very important to me. Continue reading
To everything there is a season~!
To everything there is a season, these words – originally from Ecclesiastes, made into a song by Pete Seeger, became in the 60’s a big hit for “The Byrds.” Now those words are beginning to resonate for me more than ever before. Continue reading
Poor Orphan or Lucky Girl?
My Grandmother and I had THE TALK shortly after my 16 birthday. It was the talk, where she tried to explain to me what being an adult and being a woman meant. I tried to explain to her that I knew it all -or almost all- but she didn’t listen. She made me sit down and then she started talking and I listened. Continue reading
The great Dictator has Hope~!
I have a secret love affair with a man, ever since I was a child. It’s strictly platonic and very one-sided. He never knew me, but I know almost everything about him. Continue reading
Knock, knock writing challenge~! Week #5
I am not sure if it’s a sign of aging, or if I just put too much on my plate this week, but I forgot my own writing challenge. Bummer~!
This weeks challenge is a little bit different:
Look into your archive and share a post with me and all of us, that means a lot to you. Why do you like it so much and why is it special to you?
Please don’t forget to link to this post. You can leave a link in the comment section or just a ping back in your post.
Here are this weeks entrees:
Knock, Knock prompt by Daily Musings
The meaning of everything by Serendipity
Becalmed by Impromptu Promptlings
Bedtimestory by Morpethroad
Circardian Verse Non-pareil by Judy Dykstra-Brown
One more day by La Duchess d’Erat
That’s how you keep your marbles~!
One day Mr. Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. Continue reading