Category Archives: Personally

Share Your World #22

Posted on May 30, 2016 by joey

Every country in the world has lost men and women in some kind of Armed Forces. When does your country celebrate or mourn their deaths? (Optional) Memorial Day is today, the last Monday in May. This is the day we … Continue reading →

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SoCS — Pressure Reduction

Posted on May 28, 2016 by joey

The end of the school year was like a boil on my nerves. I’m relieved it’s over now. Specifically, I’m relieved that I no longer have a child in elementary school. No more dealing with that bus crap. You may have no idea … Continue reading →

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Who’s Contrary Now?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by joey

Gardening is a great joy for me. I do not know how old I was when my mother put me to work in the garden, but I reckon I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I’ve never outgrown the miracle that … Continue reading →

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Share Your World #21

Posted on May 23, 2016 by joey

What is your favorite go to beverage?  Water, coffee, tea, coke, soda (non-alcoholic) Beverages are my favorite. I am never without a drink. It’s hard to choose one, because all beverages are fantastic. Fountain Coke. Fountain Coke from McDonald’s is … Continue reading →

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SoCS — Break

Posted on May 21, 2016 by joey

I asked my family to help me think of something to do with ‘break’ and Sassy suggested, “How about the time I broke that plate and I cried and cried and you kept tellin me it was okay but I … Continue reading →

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Four Facts

Posted on May 20, 2016 by joey

Cordelia’s Mom nominated me for this challenge the other day, and I wasn’t going to do it, because I’d just done something similar on Facebook. But then Anxious Mom also nominated me and she said if I didn’t do it, I’d … Continue reading →

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Let’s not panic…

Posted on May 17, 2016 by joey

My husband doesn’t know anything about plants. He calls them all weeds. While I have unwillingly accumulated knowledge about all things war and ordnance, he has somehow never learned a thing about gardening. It’s fine, really. I point to things and say, … Continue reading →

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Share Your World #20

Posted on May 16, 2016 by joey

When do you feel most connected with others? I don’t easily find connection with others. To me, feeling the most connected is based on seeing things in the same way. This is likely what drives me to seek out other artistic people. … Continue reading →

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SoCS — Scrabble

Posted on May 14, 2016 by joey

If you played Scrabble with me, you’d know I’m aces with two-letter words. But you probably don’t play Scrabble with me. Gobs of my friends play Scrabble. With other people. I’ve been playing Scrabble with the same six people forever. Sometimes others … Continue reading →

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When We Talk Weather

Posted on May 13, 2016 by joey

I’ve begun to complain about the rain. Yes, I, the pluviophile, have had enough of the rain. Even more embarrassing, I generally make fun of, roll my eyes at, and Pfft at people who complain about the weather. Grown-ass Northerners who … Continue reading →

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