Tag Archives: Grandmother
You Capture My Year In Review
I’ve been trying to participate in a photo forum on Thursdays. Brought to us by I Should Be Folding Laundry (me too, by the way) It’s called You Capture. Every week there is a new theme. This week’s was “My … Continue reading
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How To Be A Good Grandmother
Thanks to my friend, Jan, over at Jan’s Sushi Bar, I’ve decided to give this here posting every day thing a try, y’all. It’s called NaBloPoMo,and I can’t believe how long it just took me to write that. Stands for … Continue reading
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Making the Bad Better
Thanks to my friend, Jan, over at Jan’s Sushi Bar, I’ve decided to give this here posting every day thing a try, y’all. It’s called NaBloPoMo,and I can’t believe how long it just took me to write that. Stands for … Continue reading
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Driving Miss Lucy
It’s time to do another Spin Cycle. Finally. I know. This week the topic was “driving”. And, miraculously, I thought of something to say about it. Now I have to admit, I’ve been real reluctant to write anything lately. I … Continue reading
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A Thousand Words Thursday #9
This, y’all, is my new grand daughter. She is just three weeks old in this picture. She is looking up at my husband, as if to say, “What up, Poppa?” Or, she could be thinking, “What the heck IS that?” … Continue reading
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Watery Wednesday Tears
It’s Watery Wednesday and I’m makin’ some water, in the form of tears. A lot of things make me cry. Sad movies, like My Dog Skip or Charlotte’s Web. Heck, even sad commercials get me. I cry at weddings and … Continue reading
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Shadow Shot Sunday – Hazy Light
My grandmother loved this photograph so much – the way it captures the hazy light behind the shadowy trees, that she painted it several times. Here is one of her original paintings: She was a very talented self taught painter, … Continue reading
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THE VALENTINE
This week’s Spin Cycle is about, what else, y’all? LOVE. I could write line after line about how much I love my husband, my sons, my daughter-in-law, my parents, my dog. But today my thoughts turn towards a person who greatly influenced my … Continue reading
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Home Entertainment, or “How to Survive When You’re Broke”
This image is an original oil painting by my grandmother, Gladys Parker. You can read more of her poetry and learn all about this amazing woman at her blog, The Rock of Gibraltar. This week’s Spin Cycle topic is supposed … Continue reading
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