September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows” —

Gotta love the letter G — A to Z Challenge — Gumballs My husband has been working from home two days a week for a while now, and we’ve recently started enjoying Taco Tuesdays for lunch. At this particular restaurant, they have a gumball machine right inside the doors. It’s kind of nostalgic for me. When our boys were younger, a…

September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows” — What I notice when I look. I just laughed at my title after I realized it could be read as if I was the one surprising the shadows instead of them surprising me. Anyway, I used to write a lot of poetry, and a friend I met through some poetry blogs used to tell me “a…

Finding fun in the letter F — A to Z Challenge — Fall A couple weeks ago, I noticed some of the leaves on our tree in the back yard had started to change from their usual vibrant green to brown. I love this tree in the spring. It has little pinkish-purple flowers that fall off and turn into heart-shaped leaves. We…

September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows” — What kind of animal is that? Bear has always been a little afraid of his own shadow, even when he’s trying to rule the roost. When we signed him and his partner in crime up for puppy classes years ago, he pretty much tuned out as soon as we got there, curling up and sleeping through…

September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows” — What are we gonna do next? Star, the pretty princess in the pink chair rescued us in August of 2014. She just turned 9 in May, and the little brown cutie looking at her in adoration is Bear. He also rescued us, a few months after Star, and today is his 9th birthday! Star used to…

Easy like a summer morning — A to Z challenge — Eggs I love eggs. They’re an easy anytime food. Scrambled. Fried. Over easy. Sunny side up. The only kind I haven’t had is poached or a scotch egg. …

August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Toys” — One is not like the others. When I told my granddaughter about this month’s theme, she was all excited about “sharing” her toys. This particular bowl of Calico Critters, L’il Woodzees and, well…a random Polly Pocket character made me laugh when I saw it. Sometimes it’s the creativity and neatness with which she organizes things, and…

August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Toys” — Let your imagination wander with toys. My granddaughter loves Calico Critters. She has a couple different houses that you can stack to make a bigger house, plus a grocery market. Sometimes the Li’l Woodzeez characters play together with the Critters. …