Category Archives: Musings
Sole Searching: Lessons from Shoe Shopping
Church shoe shopping must be one of the many circles of hell for a child. Shoe shopping itself wasn’t horrible. Tennis shoes could have She-Ra or Care Bears emblazoned on the sides. The velcro straps made them a breeze to … Continue reading
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Summer Travels
The Road Stretches, Long, Curvy Narrow. Bisecting the earth, The Sky, the Sun With Mountain Rock. Dense life sprouts And thrives upon The thin air. I sip in the memories, Drink in the splendor Of Home. Bookmark … Continue reading
Waking Up Full
Why, Hello Friday! Each Friday, Lisa-Jo host a blog link up called 5 minute Fridays. The Rules: Write for 5 minutes only! No editing, let the words flow! Link up with Lisa-Jo and comment on another 5 minute blog post! … Continue reading
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Garden Plot
Thirty paces across the parched earth, photo © 2009 Elizabeth M | more info (via: Wylio) Wood beams squared, dirt filled— I approach the small plot of raised ground. This quiet patch smells of pepper basil, Over-ripe tomatoes bursting— … Continue reading
Survival Mode
photo © 2011 Sean MacEntee | more info (via: Wylio) Monday jolts me out of bed with whining dogs, an empty house, and coffee to make. Yes, Mondays are not my favorite day. Never have been. EVER. Of course, I … Continue reading
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Killing Chivalry: First on my Feminist To Do List
Since those radical second wave feminists escaped the kitchen, chivalry has been a dying out. photo © 2010 Hans Splinter | more info (via: Wylio) I didn’t always hate chivalry or plotted its untimely demise. Growing up in a conservative … Continue reading
If I Die, My Life Can Be Read on Post-It’s
photo © 2009 Mace Ojala | more info (via: Wylio) Summer evenings, warm muggy and bug filled. I walked outside to sit on the porch to a swarm of sunset colored flies dancing in the fading light. A quick … Continue reading
My New Home: Pinterest
photo © 2010 bryanlanders | more info (via: Wylio) I want to live in my Pinterest world. Surrounded by the prettiest of the pretty, I want to soak in the natural light of the photography, the artists’ muse, the whole … Continue reading
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When Hats Become Masks: Guest post
photo © 2008 Bijoy Mohan | more info (via: Wylio) Today, I’m guest posting on identity over at Jennifer Luitwieler’s blog. She has been doing a series of guest post on identity which have me made laugh, cry, and think. … Continue reading
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