Travel brings me joy, In the twilight of my life. Smiling ear to ear. Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, March 6, 2019: Twilight.
Traveling in the Twilight: Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
Share Your World
What's the first thing you notice about a person? The gender, especially as people are walking towards me when I am walking alone at night. I try to ascertain if they are male or female, to determine if I should prepare to defend myself. 2. What three habits do you feel would improve someone's life??... Continue Reading →
Three Strikes Is Not the End of the Game:
Joanne sat on the chair in the sunroom, surrounded by flowers and beautiful sunlight. The idea of starting another business percolated in her mind. She had tried a bakery, a flower shop, and an antique shop, none of which had lasted more than two years before she had to close them. After the demise of... Continue Reading →
The Costs of Not Remembering Our History
Eating shortbread cookies and drinking a soda, While standing among the cannons of war, I listened to a guru on the Civil War explain My freedoms that so many young men died for. I could almost feel their spirits and see them As clearly as if they were standing beside me. And it brought me... Continue Reading →
Baffling: What Women Pay for Purses!
Douglas and I were at a new restaurant that I wanted to try. As we were eating, a lady spotted my purse and commented on how much it was like the one she was carrying. Sure enough, it was nearly a clone. Hers was a Michael Kors, with the same MK in a round label.... Continue Reading →
Angels in the Round: Tuesday Photo Challenge: Round
Angels lingering high above the sky, Riding on the chariots of clouds. God sends them to help us and warn us, After we've prayed with our knees bowed. They don't quite look as portrayed above, Always naked and with harps and wings. The ones that have come to help me, Didn't seem like other-worldly things.... Continue Reading →
Is Travel Safe for Older Women Alone: A Prompt-less Post
Lately, everything I write are from prompts. Even when I think that I will take a day off from the prompts, I find myself up at nearly midnight in a panic that I am going to miss writing on the words or photos of the day. I remember when I did not even know about... Continue Reading →
Beware of Your Curiosity: Three Things Challenge #PL19
Caleb wondered what the glowing lights were that suffused the moss on the stone wall surrounding his cottage. His wife, Jackie, told him to stay clear, for he had no idea whether the light was dangerous. But, Caleb just laughed at her, remarking on her many anxieties that kept her from enjoying life to the... Continue Reading →
Not My Scene, Baby! Three Things Challenge
It was the 1970s, and dressing like a hippie was the "in" thing. That often meant experimenting with drugs. I left my hometown to live with my best friend. I was the epitome of the country bumpkin, looking to give up my monotonous life for one with more fun. My friend decided that I needed... Continue Reading →
Pull Up A Seat Photo Challenge, Week #9
Sit together in the woods I saw this triple-seat in the woods one day, and I thought of all the people who could sit here together and talk. It looked just right for a meeting of the minds. Posted for the Pull Up a Seat Challenge from XingfuMama, March 1, 2019, Week Number 9.
Help from Heaven 