Daily writing promptWhat could you try for the first time?View all responses My husband and I have never taken a cruise, although many of friends swear by them. It is the thought of so much water and being far from land. But, when I was visiting in Porto, Portugal, I would sit on the beach... Continue Reading →
This Travel-Loving Black Woman Swears She Has Some Viking Blood in Her Veins
Vienna, Austria, Boating down the Danube, May 2025 Daily writing promptWhat countries do you want to visit?View all responses I would love to see Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and/or Sweden, preferably in July or August. Although I did visit Geneva, Switzerland in December of 2000, and this Georgia woman loved seeing snow-covered mountains for as... Continue Reading →
Dreams of the Beach
Watching the boats sail. Smiling at kids with their pails. I find contentment. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #462: Pail and Sail. So looking forward to five weeks in Europe, including three weeks in Porto, Portugal in an apartment right on the beach!
Common Sense is Better Sometimes: Three Things Challenge
Caleb set sail for the island in the middle of the river. Since he was a little boy, he had been warned not to get too close to the place when out sailing. "Keep at least five miles between you and the island," his father had told him. "Any closer and you may create problems... Continue Reading →
Frothy Talk
The sun poured its beams upon our basking bodies. Suddenly the grating voice of our dad erupted into our heat slumbering brains, “you better put on the foul weather gear.” We erupted into frothy talk, “He doesn’t know what he is talking about.” “It is so nice, how could it get wet.” We should have... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 