Atop Horseback My favorite place was on horseback. My family had just moved from Hawaii to California. It was a hard time. Mom and dad were separated. My brother was recently deceased. We no longer had a nice house and had to live in low-income apartments with peeling paint and questionable plumbing. My older sisters went straight to high school,…
I repeat myself Sometimes I repeat myself. Often. Often I repeat myself. Why? I want to think that my voice is valuable and that what I have to say is just as important as what others have to say. Not being acknowledged makes me want to repeat myself. No one wants to feel dismissed, diminished as if their participation is…
The Code of the Road My mother often talked about her Uncle who was a Hobo, by choice, not by fortune. She reminisced about how he would show up at her mother’s house, usually late at night, let himself in, and eat whatever was in the fridge. Guess that irritated my Grandmother. For some reason, a bowl of leftover peas…
. There are picnic tables with those sail tent things over them for shade. The overgrown plantings are gone and replaced with better-looking plants or grass. I only saw 1 river cat. Doesn’t mean there aren’t more, but usually see a ton of them. The best thing? Sea Lions were under the Rio Vista Bridge calling for more art.
According to the internet: Steam Put a few inches of water in a pan. Put steamer basket inside. cover. bring to a boil. Remove cover. Add egg. Cover and steam. Put egg in ice bath before peeling. Simmer Add eggs and water to a pot. Water should be an inch above eggs. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat. cover…
Another post about Mosquito Spring is here and, soon, Summer will be upon us. Brace yourself. The how-to repel mosquitoes posts will soon in your date your social media. (Uh, I guess this one as well) You’ll see posts about what to plant in your garden that will surely repel mosquitoes. There will be posts about concoctions that you can…
This post is about nothing They say you should write about what you know. Nothing. Nothing is the answer to that. I know nothing. I don’t even know who “they” are. There is a Farside Cartoon that shows a middle-aged woman standing in the doorway of a darkened room with light illuminating her from behind. She is looking at a…
I like to hide my kitchen I’m too lazy to keep my kitchen clean at all times. Even though this article is about 3 years old, I am glad to read it. I am not a huge fan of the open concept floor plan. On TV, the Renovation Shows seem to immediately tear down all the walls to make one…
Risky Business I went to the Dentist. Yea I know, someone who is high risk goes to the dentist doesn’t sound like a good idea in the time of THE VIRUS. Yet I went. I needed my mouth cleaned. I have fallen victim to TV commercials that say if your gums bleed when you brush them you are in mortal…
The title is the Writer’s Prompt I got. Below is the result of that prompt. I was about 6 before I learned how to tie my shoes. Who taught me is in dispute among my sister,s but it was a combination of two sisters. One big sister taught me the correct way and for some reason, my brain could not…
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