Category Archives: family
Five Minute Friday — Belong
It’s Friday. And even though I’m on a family vacation with the grandkids, today’s prompt was so appropriate I felt compelled to jot down five minutes worth of words. The Friday task is to write for just five minutes on … Continue reading
All in the Family
What a weekend! What a wonderful weekend! Under the pretense of a graduation party for my grandson — okay, it actually WAS a graduation party for my grandson — we were able to bring the Siccardi clan together for the … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Exhale
As I approached this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday, I immediately thought of a previous FMF assignment. This week’s word is EXHALE. The word for April 5, 2013 was AFTER. The two prompts somehow connected for me. Exhaling is … Continue reading
Is That Creepy?
My daughter, son-in-law and grandson were visiting last week from Ohio {and they’re coming back this weekend along with my sons and their families from Kentucky and Massachusetts}. We spent some time sitting in the gazebo along with my local … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Release
It’s been a hectic Friday. I didn’t get a change to look up this week’s Five Minute Friday prompt until early this afternoon and I’ve been so busy running I haven’t had a chance to put pen to paper … … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Messenger
It’s Friday so it’s time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday… Well, actually it’s Saturday, but I was on the road most of the day Friday and literally plopped into bed with some appointments earlier this morning. So, … Continue reading
15 To Go
This is shaping up as a wild, fun-filled summer. If all goes as planned, I’ll my kids here together for a happy occasion for the first time in nine years. Sure, we’ve been together, but generally it’s because of sickness … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Hands
Well, it’s Friday, so it must be time to join Lisa Jo and her band of fellow writers at Five Minute Friday (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/06/five-minute-friday-hands/). That’s where we take a prompt word and just run with it … for five minutes with … Continue reading
Nature’s Melody
I was out in the gazebo the other morning when my youngest live-in granddaughter joined me. Here’s a synopsis of the conversation … but first, you need to know a little background and my daily routine. First, whenever I’m checking … Continue reading
The Pied Piper
Did you ever have one of those songs just take up residence in your mind? Have I got a story for you. I was reminded of it this morning when I was power-napping after an early rise to take my … Continue reading
The Light 