Great Love

Great Love

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 26. Sunday. I saw a quote somewhere and it made me stop and think: Life in abundance comes through great love. Great love. Is love great because of size? Or because of its significance? Is it great because of its object? I think that...

Celebrating Week #12

Celebrate this Week : March 25, 2017. Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 25. Today, I celebrate technology in communications that Spans miles, putting two people who are in two different places into the same space Blends time zones, making now the time, anytime for...
Embrace

Embrace

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 24. Poetry Friday : March 24, 2017. Five Minute Friday : March 24, 2017. I read Lynne’s Song of Sunshine inspired by Langston Hughes’ April Rain Song, and I was inspired to try to follow the model to write a poem...
Blueberry Pie

Blueberry Pie

Slice of Life March Challenge. No.23 This morning, I thumbed through some posts I wrote last year. One in particular caught my attention, one I wrote last July, a post about picking blueberries. I could feel a poem floating beneath the surface of the prose. So, I...
Recipes from 19th Century

Recipes from 19th Century

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 22. Things Mother Used To Make I enjoy reading the recipes and helps in this book, published in 1913. I must confess that I read cookbooks for pleasure, much like some people read poetry. The measurements terms are very interesting:...
Writing through the Block

Writing through the Block

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 21. I’m searching for something to write, but it eludes me. So, here I am, penning a steam of consciousness, writing through the block. Finally it’s spring. I’m glad that winter is over. I’m glad that the sun is tracking...
A Party!

A Party!

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 20. A party! Who doesn’t love a party? I am accepting  Leigh Anne Eck’s invitation to a Slicer Party. I hope I see you there, too, before the month of March is over. Leigh Anne asked each of us to bring five of our...
Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 19. To err is human; to forgive, divine. -Alexander Pope This is not a story not a poem not an essay not a lesson nor a lecture. This is a trail of thoughts from my heart about forgiveness. Usually when I ponder a word, I open a...
Celebrating Week #11

Celebrating Week #11

Celebrate this Week : March 18, 2017. Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 18. Today I celebrate the week past — a week that began in one hemisphere and ended in another! I celebrate a milestone with all Slicers in the 2017 March Slice of Life Story Challenge. We...
Five Minute Friday : Friend

Five Minute Friday : Friend

Five Minute Friday : March 17, 2017. I’m linking up with Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday where bloggers post their 5 minute free writing inspired by a one word prompt.  Today’s word  prompt is friend I have a friend who sticks closer than a brother His...