Tag Archives: love
Love! Love! Love!
If you heard a loud raucous roar coming from the Brownstone Inn in Paterson, NJ, this afternoon, it wasn’t a rowdy riot … it was a loving celebration that may have raised some decibel levels a little bit past normal. … 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
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
Back Outside
I always get a little melancholic around this time of year {as well as the end of summer and the September-November range}. Maybe melancholic isn’t the right word. It’s not that I go into a moody, gloomy funk, but the … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Grateful
Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/five-minute-Friday/) who thought why not take five minutes and … Continue reading
My Jesus
This may come off as irreverent, but trust me, it isn’t. But when you’re talking about the human Jesus, well, the words can be misconstrued. I don’t particularly like “religious” movies depicting Jesus, saints or patriarchs. I don’t have a … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Hero
Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/five-minute-friday-hero/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading
Flowers
It’s time for another chapter from a book Karen and I received from JoAnn. It was from Rodale Press for Hallmark, 50 things that really matter. I’ve been sharing some of the first person chapters — and throwing in my … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Sex
Wow. That got your attention. Actually, I’m not writing about sex, just alluding to it and, as they say at the Chicken Ranch, “There’s nothing dirty going on.” First, a preface to set the stage. Usually, when I’m driving, I … Continue reading
The Light 