Category Archives: relationships

Who’s the Boss

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine sent me a message. “You should write about good bosses,” she said. Flippantly, I responded, “Do you have someone in mind?” Well, she did. Me. I was her boss back in Illinois, … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Truth

We call it Five Minute Friday. It’s where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt. This week, that prompt is TRUTH. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/11/five-minute-friday-truth/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Together

We call it Five Minute Friday. It’s where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt. This week, that prompt is TOGETHER. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/10/five-minute-friday-together-2/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading

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Things That Matter — Candlelight

Just before Karen died, she had been reading a book she received as a gift from JoAnn {don’t know who that is} by Rodale Press for Hallmark. It was actually for both of us, but Karen was the reader in … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Laundry

We call it Five Minute Friday. It’s where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt. This week’s prompt is LAUNDRY. Hmmm. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/10/five-minute-friday-laundry/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading

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Talking It Through

A couple of weeks back, my Five Minute Friday friend Lisa challenged her Friday writing crew to present not just words, but the “back story” of their lives as well. By doing an honest job at peeling back the corners … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — True

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker who thought about writing and how often … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye

Five years. It has been five years to the minute of this post since I changed my status from married to widowed, from husband to widower. To be honest, some days it doesn’t seem like five years. The events unfold … Continue reading

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Dishwasher Science

The grandkids have chores around the house. The older two, for example, take turns loading and unloading the dishwasher. The other day, my son reminded my grandson (10) it was his turn to unload the dishwasher. Immediately my granddaughter (13) … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — She

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/09/five-minute-friday-she/) who thought about writing and how … Continue reading

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