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Friday, March 29, 2013

Crabby... or is it Maxine?

You know those cartoons - old lady in a hat and sunglasses, frizzy perm, making a comment on the passing scene about how dumb something/someone is. Trendy, most of the time, and alongside her is a faithful animal companion, her spotted pup. Now I laugh at Maxine whenever I come across her - usually... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Writer's Group... (groups)

This month because of Jo Ann's scheduling problems, we changed our meeting to Wednesday. I drifted in to the Joe Muggs coffee shop area at Books-A-Million about 5:30, ordered a decaf and pulled a couple tables together for our meeting. A woman writer I know slightly came by as I was getting out my... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Writing Women meet tonight...

Today's the day we talk about our "Doorway" bits. At our last meeting someone - Martha - said we ought to have a writing prompt and all write something "on assignment." So we came up with the word Doorway. It's a symbolic thing as well as real. Vicki emailed her 5-page bit, titled "The Portal," a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow...

gave the lustre of midday to objects below. Thin moonlight, but the eliptical moon was visible through the thin ice clouds, and it was clear enough to read squirrel prints crossing the snow-covered porch. It melted by about half yesterday, down to ankle-deep, down to the point where daffodil buds... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Santa pays early visit...

It was just about sunset, it had snowed the livelong day. By sunset the snow that began around 9:30 had piled up to about a foot deep. Folks had made it to mass and home again, even though it snowed a couple inches during services. Some volunteers had come to St. B's in late afternoon, after the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Thunder snow...

I remember being on the school bus crossing over the Cowlitz River on the Mayfield bridge, it was snowing lightly and the sun was shining through. I wondered if I could put my back to the sun if there'd be a rainbow, but I was on the east side of the bus and couldn't see through the kids on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Love in the afternoon

I seem to remember there was a movie with this title back in prehistoric time - the '70s - some of us thought a little romp between lunch and suppertime was a good idea as long as the kids were out of the house. Yes, there was a time we could let the kids out of the house to play with their friends... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 22, 2013

I apologize, he said. I hope you know I really have no control over it.

I was so hopeful yesterday. The birds had come to the diner at the usual times, gathering for gossip, twittering in the bayberry bush between visits to the feeder. The squirrels were there, the older mama one I call White Ears and the one I think is her son, but I could be wrong about that. A trio... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Buzz

March is a significant month for me. Four of my children were born in March. And there's St. Paddy's Day. The First Day of Spring! Flowers begin to bloom. Trees begin to bud. I reach for the Claritin and carry Kleenex wherever I go. I clean a closet, sort and pitch. But this year? March feels like... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Intrigue: Romance or what passes for it...

On our journey through the writing life we have to deal with ego. Some people have a high opinion of themselves - think they're smarter than the average bear. It's a trait we can use to blind them to what's going on under their uplifted noses as we plot our story. Maybe it's just me, but I kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

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