Would you rather grow a coffee plant or live on a coffee bean? **I have a coffee plant. I have had it for years; it has produced no coffee beans yet. The idea of living on a coffee bean is fun. I love fantasy and I can feel a story brewing . . .Would you… Continue reading Pictures & Coffee—2024-52
Tag: Family
Reframe
So, it’s the middle of the night when it starts because why wouldn’t it be? I decide that I am going to ignore it because it doesn’t appear to have woke anyone else up. I start to drift back to sleep and WHAM 70 pounds of terrified muscle has pounced directly onto me and I… Continue reading Reframe
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Photographic travel line
By Shari Marshall – 2019 I first used this idea on November 5 when I posted Photos across a life Time. It is a fun way to create a post and a great prompt. I challenge you to give it a try and share your link in the comment section below.
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The Big Escape
The photographs have aged well. Looking at the soft blue sky in the picture’s background it is easy to image that humid oppressive Ontario heat blanketing the day with whispered promises of a lightning storm to come. That means there is a schedule to follow on this hot afternoon. The photographer stands unseen behind the… Continue reading The Big Escape
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The Pillar
Very rarely does mom go somewhere overnight without the family. So, when she does there is usually a guilt trip from both children and the dog. Anyway, of course at night there are phone calls home. It is nice to hear those tiny little voices detailing their day and asking questions while trying to envision… Continue reading The Pillar
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Coffee & Talk of Thanks
The smell of caffeine is rich in the air to the point that the air almost appears alive with it. I am thankful for the good feelings it stimulates and I am thankful to know that my first sip of coffee this morning is only a few moments away. If we were having coffee… Continue reading Coffee & Talk of Thanks
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Happiness
March’s theme on Writing is Communication is things to be thankful for. What better things to be thankful for then things that make you happy and give you joy? With that in mind, today’s post is inspired by the question: Name five moments when you were ecstatically happy? For me, five moments that made me… Continue reading Happiness
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Don’t Leave Me Out
It was another of those Cat in the Hat kind of days where we were stuck in the house with “Thing 1” and “Thing 2.” We needed something to do so I got everything ready to make a picture for my younger son’s bedroom. A side note here: My younger son had a large white… Continue reading Don’t Leave Me Out
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Family Travel Bucket List: Places I would like to show my children
A family travel bucket list: I initially thought I was going to produce a ridiculously long list with no substance, but when I sat down to start working on it I was surprised to find that I couldn’t just bang out locations. The first one came easy, those places my husband and I grew up… Continue reading Family Travel Bucket List: Places I would like to show my children
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Unique Relationships: Part of the Family
Before we had children we had fur babies. Our fur babies are 2 hilarious 70 pound lap dogs. Maverick is a male fawn boxer who I like to joke is part dodo bird because he is so goofy, and then there is Willow. She is a brindle boxer who is very sweet and gentle. I… Continue reading Unique Relationships: Part of the Family
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 