GIFTS

The book I am reading with my book club is: Shrouded in mystery With strange characters who struggle to comprehend one another and are constantly searching for answers The backstory continues to influence the plot , the author skilfully moves back and forth between the past and the present. Shares a gruesome part of history Continue reading

Thank you Leigh Anne for the invitation to the slicer party. For the word buffet, I will contribute: Ethereal;  extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world: Ethereal was used by Denise Krebs in a comment to my post last week. I honestly was not sure what it meant. It sent me to the dictionary and the thesaurus Continue reading

Using the writing prompt from Teach Write for 17th March- “What I’m wearing now” I wrote this: I have on my after church, relaxing at home dress. Since it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 degrees Celsius, I am sitting under a whirling fan, indoors but still spotting spots of sweat. So my dress, a Continue reading

Ten thousand steps already, tired feet. A very busy but fulfilling day, presenting at a local teachers’ conference. I Continue reading

Through the kiosk window was a heap of rice and beans, the rice coloured by the black-eyed beans, mounted in a wide metal bowl. The heap of rice on top was about the same amount in the white bowl, shielded by a thick, clear plastic bag . The sticky nature of the rice allows a Continue reading

Dancing through my head Swirling round and round Waiting to be caught Wishing they were released Still lingering Waving through my mind Seeking some attention Hoping they won’t fall or tear and be whisked away this early morn Beating to its own rhythm Wobbly but firm Bothering its victim Though some meaning sets They weave Continue reading

My learning group and I created this list for mother tongue week. These are our mother tongues. T (student) and I spent part of yesterday’s lunchtime creating this chart. He wrote the words and I had to do a little bit more research on Google Translate to check the spelling in the different languages. The Continue reading

Do you have a sentence a day journal? I’m wondering if I am doing this right. Mine is a tiny, old diary that lives beside my bed. Before I nod off every night I recall my day and write down the first thing about the day that comes to me. Sometimes I wonder if that Continue reading

The two young ones came with their dad to choose a puppy and ended up selecting two. My German Shepherd had three puppies about three weeks ago. I bought Bailey as a puppy from a friend a couple of years ago, as I felt Rona, a mixed breed was lonely. They become very good friends Continue reading

The orchestra played the most melodic tunes. The talent was evident, enchanting voices piped with the instruments, so beautifully. The high tones drew the congregation in. There were interludes when the autobiography was read by a popular local actor, selected purposely for his baritone voice. That set the scene. The elderly man wrote his life Continue reading