Weekly Word Prompt: Unwinding I was intending to unwind when we went down to see Tom and Ellin, but it turned out to be a more about technical recording information than relaxation. I like computers more than most people, but… Read More ›
Weekly Word Prompt
SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LINES? – Marilyn Armstrong
Coloring – In and Out of the Lines I know it’s all the rage. I bought coloring books for my DIL for Christmas because I know she enjoys coloring. I don’t. I didn’t like coloring when I was a child…. Read More ›
TIME OFF AND RETIREMENT – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Time Off Periodically, we go to retirement parties. Well, not so much now because most of our similar-age friends are already retired. For a long time, it was all retirement parties all the time. Except for the… Read More ›
HOW CAN YOU GET SPRING FEVER IF SPRING HAS NOT SPRUNG? – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Spring Fever I don’t have even a hint of spring fever unless you count a deep yearning to see a flower bloom and have the temperature rise regularly about 60 degrees. But spring isn’t much of a… Read More ›
A WORLD IN PASSPORTS – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt – Passport The first time I needed a passport was when I was going to live in Israel. It was such a busy period, I don’t actually remember it. I remember having the passport, but I don’t… Read More ›
NOBODY PROMISED LIFE WOULD BE FAIR – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt – Fairness No one promised me that life would be fair. Quite the opposite. My mother was a total cynic. Born in 1910, her earliest memories were of living through World War I which she always referred… Read More ›
IS THIS A BLOG OR A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT? – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Flu Shot Flu shot as a prompt? Don’t take this the wrong way because I am very much in favor of flu shots, but it sounds like a public service announcement. Still, I don’t mind being a public… Read More ›
DO YOU COLOR? Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Adult Coloring I know it’s all the rage. I bought some for my DIL for Christmas because I know she enjoys coloring. I don’t. I didn’t like coloring when I was a child. I preferred drawing and painting… Read More ›
PIZZA WITH PINEAPPLE AND CRISIS ACTORS – Marilyn Armstrong
WEEKLY Word Prompt: Question The answer to most serious questions is another question. Serious things don’t have simple answers. For example, “Does this pizza require a longer time to cook or will it dry up?” There are no quick answers to… Read More ›
TOO CURIOUS TO DIE – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Curiosity There’s a lot of talk about suicide going around and I know I could never do that. It isn’t because I don’t get depressed or because I have not been through periods when life hardly seemed… Read More ›
A MIXED-MESSAGE NUISANCE – Marilyn Armstrong
Word Prompt: Nuisance Speaking of shopping carts, this is one of those love-hate relationships. When I am leaning on a shopping cart, I can move through a grocery store with the best of them. I lean forward a bit, my… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 