Questions never have pretty answers Late one evening in early October, I came into the parlor to find Holmes exceedingly hostile. “Did you know?” He whispered. The look upon his face gave cause for my blood to run cold. It created a full body shiver. I proceeded with the greatest caution. “About what?” Then heContinue reading “The Snake and The Rabbit”
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My weight loss journey: you’ve got to be joking!
Exercise! For me, this is a dirty word. Nasty. My doctor told me, “you need to move more.” I whined in my head, ‘but I don’t want too.’ 😢 This job is very sedentary. When I get home, the last thing I want to do is MOVE MORE. Take Cheeky out, then crash. Crashing takesContinue reading “My weight loss journey: you’ve got to be joking!”
Anti-self
When I was a little girl my mother would tell me, “if you look at yourself in the mirror too long, you’ll turn into a monkey.” That thought flickered across my mind as I stood looking at myself in the full length floor mirror. It is one of those that you would see in aContinue reading “Anti-self”
Doodle, Chico
The Snake and The Rabbit
The letter “But I fail to see how that could stop you. Love is the most powerful emotion I know.” “Watson.” “Do not Watson me.” She stood again, “soon you will know why. You will have the answer to your problem.” She turned to walk away, stopped, and then turned toward me again. “Watson, youContinue reading “The Snake and The Rabbit”
Winter Season
The next piece of writing that I’m going to share, I’ve called ‘Winter Season’. This is a poem from that work. Winter Season I sit here staring out the window lately, dreaming of tomorrows white blanket stately. Tomorrow, the day that never comes, but aches like a thorn under your thumb. That shining beaconContinue reading “Winter Season”
How much?
Dreams are amazing. I love what happens to us when we dream. It’s like a mess of images someone tried to put in order for your viewing confusion. Last night, I was at a fast food restaurant. A burger was in my hand. A man brings every side in the restaurant to me. Lines themContinue reading “How much?”
My last weight loss journey; maybe
I was a large baby. If memories serves me correctly, I weighed 10 pounds at birth. Pictures of me show a normal child up until I hit puberty. I’ve never been a normal weight since. The lowest I’ve been in my adult life, I could wear a size 12 jeans. My heaviest, I wore aContinue reading “My last weight loss journey; maybe”
Salt or sugar?
Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. I cut my baking teeth on chocolate chip cookies. Instead of a cup of sugar, I used a cup of salt. 😯 They turned out so pretty on the sheet until you bit into one. 🫣 Not sure how old I was but I think IContinue reading “Salt or sugar?”
The Snake and The Rabbit
Settling of accounts One muggy August afternoon, Inspector Hopkins came calling. He was a sorry sight. His head was hung low with his hat in his hand. Holmes, myself, Lizzie and Mycroft were having tea. The good inspector took a deep breath. “Both?” Lizzie spoke from her seat on the window. Inspector Hopkins looked atContinue reading “The Snake and The Rabbit”
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