
Every friday Lisa-Jo hosts a link up for writers all writing for five minutes on one word. No editing (except maybe punctuation and spacing). Straight off the cuff and through the fingers to the screen. CHOOSE: It’s funny, but really kinda sad. As we were preparing to go to the Philippines, I gathered art…

Last week my younger son and I went on a school field trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia. As we toured the tiny boat that the Jamestown settlers crossed the Atlantic in to set up new homes in a new unfamiliar land, the bravery of these men who sailed this boat could not…
Finally. I am thinking I might have the five minutes I need to write and finish this post before the world starts demanding my time. I haven’t participated in Lisa-Jo’s 5 Minute Friday for a long while having convinced myself that I’ve nothing to write on the prompts put forth and thereby convincing myself…
It is Friday and I actually have five minutes to join in over at Lisa-Jo’s place for Five Minute Friday. The challenge is to set a timer for five minutes and just write, no editing when done. Just hit “publish”. Today’s prompt is “Home”. Timer set… GO! I pack suitcases and we heave them…
GO: If you met me 20 years ago you would have met a different person. Twenty years ago, I was what I thought was an “independent spirit” but really was just a girl with a bad attitude. I was what my husband called “the Art League President from hell.” I was bossy and had…