Finally! My Wordless Wednesdays have structure again thanks to the Poetic Winter Photography Challenge. This week’s theme is solitude. Somewhere, a little boy or little girl is snuggled into a warm home, knowing that the playthings of spring are looking forward to their return: A bunch at a time: In twos….. Or alone….. These pictures were taken […]
Run for the Cookies (And For Sherry) on February 11
On Saturday, February 11, Wayne Kevin and I will be running in the annual “Run for the Cookies” 5k (me) and 1 mile (him). In addition to our official “cookies” race bibs, we will also be wearing this bib on our shirts: Sherry Arnold was a runner from Sidney, Montana, who was abducted early on […]
Now “Board”ing (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
Usually, I let random.org “choose” a Mama Kat prompt for me. This week, I am choosing the Pinterest-themed prompt because a) it’s easy and b) it’s the one I want to do! Here’s the prompt: Are you on Pinterest? Share the last five items you pinned, choose one and let it inspire a blog post. These are the last […]
Wordless Wednesday (Love With Each Stitch Edition)
Within days of being told that my friends’ twins had been born very early, with one weighing just under 3 pounds and the other just over, my church’s St. Clare guild had created caps and booties for each child, and they had been blessed by the priest. It doesn’t matter that the members of the guild do […]
Plan (Way) Ahead for Your Club’s Christmas Reading
It seems that every book club I have belonged to has struggled with “the perfect Christmas read.” As the conversation begins about the choice, comments range from, “it’s always so busy during the holidays; let’s pick something easy!” to “should we even meet? It’s so busy” to “I thought [insert name of book here] was […]
Picking On/Getting Picked On (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
This week, random.org “chose” Mama Kat prompt number four for me: Describe a time you saw someone getting picked on. When I try to imagine what the posts centered around this prompt will be about, the images in my head are all playgrounds, pulled hair, and “nanny nanny boo boo.” That’s not the image for me. Let’s see where […]