Tag: life
member name: Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N.
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July 19, 2009 10:25 AM EDT --
"Not another vacation," I screeched. "Don't you remember the last one? Florida? We moved there and hated it!"
"But honey, it's not that far, and what if we really like it?"
"So go, I'm not going . . .
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September 11, 2009 04:00 PM EDT --
Life Makes You Old
Have you thought about this yet? The things in life that shape us, also age us. Sure, I can see some of you shaking your heads and thinking, "If you say so." You don't believe . . .
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September 13, 2009 11:17 PM EDT --
The Good Life - Satwe
Lie on the sandy beach, breathe in the fresh air, take a dip to cool down, let the sun kiss you dry.
When darkness falls, make a bonfire of twigs, dried leaves and branches, . . .
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July 17, 2008 01:51 AM EDT --
Fake Friend!
You were my best friend since our sixth year;
we shared everything; hopes dreams and life's tears.
I thought it would always be this way,
except we'd grow closer someday. . . .
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August 13, 2009 12:06 PM EDT --
July Moon - TSC
We sat under the stars, soft blanket, two pillows, as the July moon hung over the tree tops. Talking softly, re-learning trust, shared memories, love revisited, becoming . . .
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September 10, 2006 08:20 PM EDT --
Three old mischievous grandmas were sitting on a bench outside a nursing home. About then an old grandpa walked by, and one of the old grandmas yelled out saying, "We bet we can tell exactly . . .
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September 18, 2006 03:05 AM EDT --
For a relaxing eye pillow, flax seed is just wonderful. Flax Seed is an herbal flower seed, so it has no odor, as a food product would. It contains between 30 - 40% oil and makes a wonderful ingredient . . .
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September 20, 2006 04:50 AM EDT --
A blonde enters a store that sells curtains. She tells the salesman, "I would like to buy a pair of pink curtains."
The salesman assures her that they have a large selection of pink curtains. . . .
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September 24, 2006 04:44 AM EDT --
This happened just outside of Breaux Bridge, a little town in the bayou country of Louisiana, and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, believe me, it's real.
An out-of-state traveler, we'll . . .
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September 24, 2006 05:03 AM EDT --
One day, at a local buffet, a man suddenly called out, "My son's choking! He swallowed a quarter! Help! Please, anyone! Help!"
A man from a nearby table stood up and announced that he was . . .
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September 25, 2006 07:01 AM EDT --
Tom had been in the liquor business for 25 years. Finally sick of the stress, he quits his job and buys 50 acres of land in Alaska as far from humanity as possible. He sees the postman once a week . . .
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October 25, 2006 01:21 AM EDT --
Another dark forbidding day,
the winds and rain have come.
To whisk all the trees bare,
leaving a wet, ugly mess on the ground.
Beauty turned dark.
Just last week, we marveled at the colors
that magically . . .
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February 06, 2007 10:34 AM EST --
The cellar door was in the house, the kitchen to be exact. I was always afraid of it, as was my Mom. Dad would go down there off and on, usually drunk, as the stairs were rotted and steep. He'd fallen . . .
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March 08, 2007 06:42 AM EST --
This happened back when my Mom and Dad were dating. They couldn't afford to do too much as both families were poor, so the little places they went were fun and meant a lot. They'd gone to a play . . .
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April 24, 2007 10:11 AM EDT --
Hi,
This is an open apology to all of my connections and people I usually comment on, whether connections or not.
I haven't been on here that much lately and rather have both hands-full at the moment. . . .
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April 27, 2007 06:57 AM EDT --
The Umbrella Man
Back when my Mom and Aunts were growing up in the Depression, they did have one old umbrella, and the kids also had one to share. There was no money for a new one, but there was also . . .
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May 23, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
Baby
Baby,
cuddly, innocent,
giggling, smiling, crying
We are finally parents.
Complete.
mn - 2007
This is only my second attempt at a cinquain - please feel free to critique. ~ Marilyn
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June 13, 2008 10:57 PM EDT --
Babbling Idiot; Temper Tantrum (two word challenge)
She sounded like a babbling idiot, but look at him - he was throwing a temper tantrum right in front of the world! So, as usual, I just watched . . .
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December 02, 2008 12:37 AM EST --
Alzheimers - A Different Type Of Loss (Part 1)
This is true.
I remember years ago, when my grandmother had alzheimers and it got to the point where she didn't know who I was, which was very . . .
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September 18, 2006 11:20 PM EDT --
What's the most important thing in your life? Is it your family, your job, a hobby or something completely different?
For me, nothing is more important than my family, which consists of a husband, . . .
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