One of the Mama Kat writing prompts this week is also the Clorox Bleach It Away campaign prompt: Spending time with friends and family can lead to fun and memorable moments, but also some very messy ones. Tell us about the messiest moments that you’ll always remember! Every Halloween, my son determines that his costume isn’t at all […]
Wordless Wednesday (Pleasing Purple Edition)
This is Week Five of the Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge. This week’s color is purple. One advantage of living in North Florida in the fall is that it is possible to enjoy outdoor activities well into the season. A couple of weeks ago, I had the physically and spiritually rejuvenating experience of doing outdoor yoga […]
When You Care Enough To Send the Very ……. Bluest
My father and my husband both have birthdays this Tuesday (November 8). I am not giving them birthday cards. When I went to select a card for each of them, I realized it would be easy to spend $5 on each man, for a colorful piece of cardstock, carrying a sentiment written by someone else, that […]
Drink Up! (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
This week, random.org handed me Mama Kat prompt number four: Pour me a drink. Share a favorite drink recipe! As much as I enjoy the thrill of meeting a writing prompt challenge, this one left me wanting a drink, not wanting to write about making one. (For fantastic cocktail recipes, I recommend Tomatoes on the Vine.) I tried […]
Wordless Wednesday (The Wonder of Red Edition)
This is Week Four of the Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge. This week’s color is red. Prior to this week, I have been grousing a bit about the lack of “autumn” here in Tallahassee. I am happy to report that a bit of fall has descended upon us, just in time for “red week.” There has been […]
The 23rd Thing, On the 30th, for the 31st
I have had a topic planned for tonight’s post since last Tuesday, when Kat put out her five writing prompts for the week. I liked the “22 Things I Have Done” prompt, which would have been a counterpoint to my 22 Things I Haven’t Done post. But as usual I couldn’t resist the challenge of writing whatever […]