How recognition of limited time inspired lovely anticipation. — I’m approaching my 73rd birthday with an unnatural speed. When I was a kid, even a teen, Sundays were incredibly boring. What to do, what to do … ugh! …

Following the rules, when they don’t work for you, creates a big mess! — The 1950’s were a long time ago. You know what I’m talking about, right? A time when good girls were supposed to do everything that others thought they should do: Follow the rules and listen to their advice even as you winced at the very thought. Having ADHD back then…

I love a cold winter afternoon when the sun is shining, the air is crisp, and I have nowhere to be. I sit in my newly remodeled sitting room/office looking at the barrenness of my back yard thinking about all that’s happening beyond my ability to see. Leaves and twigs…

At 73 can there be only one? I loved Alan Briggs in high school. It was a sad, sappy, pathetic affair. He had a girlfriend who was accomplished. I was his bit on the side. We did a lot of necking, but nothing else. I was deeply in love. He…

Changing the picture in my head. — July 2006 A young man a punk picks up a gun and fires. in a split second my creative, funny, soulful boy named Jesse is gone just gone with no more chances for what might be when this … or if that … no body. no charges. gone. June 11…

“When did you discover you loved writing?” — I was stumped. Was it when I was in school and loved getting essay questions on tests or had to write a report on a subject that interested me? Was it as a young adult immersed in a tight-knit artist group questioning everything? Maybe it was that same young adult…

Fear of snakes didn’t get in the way of this mom’s parenting. — As a kid, I wasn’t freaked out by spiders, snakes, or pests. I got in trouble more than once for terrorizing my older sister with a garter snake. Being afraid of everything, including grasshoppers, made scaring her pretty darned easy! …

What a fun prompt! What do your five most recent emojis say about you? I love what my five most recent emojis say about my life! The red and yellow hearts were used when my neighbor sent a picture of her daughter (my bestie) in the KC Chiefs’ locker room. …

You Must Take This Class In High School! — This 31-Day Challenge prompt has had me in a quandary. I simply can’t think of anything mother told me that would be even close to bad advice. The only thing I could come up with is that she would tell me to act like a lady. My poor mom! …