Tag: slices of life
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July 28, 2006 09:03 PM EDT --
I don't believe in wishing my life away, but this has been one heck of a week and I'm glad it's over. I'm not complaining. Life has a way of sending these curved balls our way and it seems . . .
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January 06, 2009 10:33 AM EST --
Waves meander to shore;
Old men fish off the pier.
Gulls play tag with foam;
Pelicans kamikaze dive for tasty morsels.
I breathe deeply,
Refresh my mind - rekindle my energy.
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May 01, 2007 08:59 PM EDT --
Dear Folks and Friends:
Tomorrow we roll towards Eureka, Nevada. Our car is loaded to the gills with flowers from our garden, art supplies, cameras, house paint and whatever else we can fit into . . .
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June 29, 2006 10:48 PM EDT --
Some of you will remember the article I wrote about the neighbor lady who insisted she would feed my dog whether or not I gave permission. Well, we had a heart to heart talk about Meeko and she's agreed . . .
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June 24, 2006 12:29 AM EDT --
If you would like to take part in the Caption Challenge, please contact Jessica Voights.
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May 13, 2006 08:37 PM EDT --
Some of you may have read my article, "A Navy Cadet's First Parade Makes His Family Proud." It was a story about how my 11 year old grandson, who joined Navy Cadets in March, did well in . . .
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October 19, 2006 07:19 PM EDT --
I have the habit of depositing loose change every night into a dish on my dresser. Last week for some reason I had some loose bills in my pocket, so I put those on the dresser as well. . . .
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November 19, 2006 11:50 AM EST --
My boyfriend likes to tease our older cat about his appetite and weight. The cat is by no means overweight, although he is quite a "foodie". He especially likes to tease him when . . .
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February 03, 2007 12:22 AM EST --
Since the Superbowl is rapidly approaching, football is a common topic of conversation around our house. One time my boyfriend asked me to fill-in-the-blank of a famous football quotation: . . .
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March 15, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
a day in the life of cat
Mao well lives up to his name.
Mao, I wanna go out.
I let him out the back stairs.
Mao, he whines, less than a
minute later, I wanna come in. It
is cold on the back stairs. . . .
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February 14, 2009 05:29 AM EST --
I just thought this would be fun ...
I'm sure there's something like this floating around somewhere but I added lots of things to it ...
. . .
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May 23, 2006 10:31 PM EDT --
My life hasn't been easy. I was sexually molested by a family member during my childhood. At the age of 25, I was left a widow with a young daughter. I was a single mother for 17 years, not sitting . . .
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May 20, 2006 08:24 PM EDT --
According to the World Health Organization, over two million Canadians suffer from Type 2 Diabetes. It is predicted that the figure will increase to three million by the year 2025. Seven hundred, fifty . . .
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May 21, 2006 09:15 PM EDT --
On Friday when we decided to have a yard sale on Saturday and Sunday, we never thought about it being the long weekend in Canada. Yes, this is the Victoria Day weekend and it's always cold and rainy. . . .
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June 22, 2006 11:45 AM EDT --
Last night I read Martha Jette's Attention All Women. You can find her article here: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976761817
I was amazed when I followed a link in Martha's article that took . . .
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June 27, 2006 02:17 PM EDT --
This summer we are going to be taking a trip from Ontario to the US. We will be visiting Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. If anyone knows of things we should see in this states, I would appreciate . . .
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August 16, 2006 03:15 PM EDT --
I once was young. Tender in my mind was something very missing. As much as my grandmother and young aunts tried to cover, I think I very much missed my mother. Sadly she had somehow fallen . . .
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September 15, 2006 05:49 AM EDT --
I like my ability to be able to connect with people. It is like reaching out to humanity and proclaiming "I am here for you". I am not here to judge you. Others will certainly step into that . . .
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October 15, 2006 08:57 PM EDT --
Tonight the boy and I split responsibilities for preparing dinner. We were out of meatless pre-packaged spaghetti sauce, so he made sauce from scratch using diced tomatoes, canned sauce, bell peppers, . . .
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October 23, 2006 08:30 PM EDT --
I just completed a pre-dinner emergency run to the grocery store, and ran into several pet-peeves. Have you had similar experiences?
-Many of the sale items are "buy one get one 'free'". . . .
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