Delightful Debris
Day 232 prompt: Debris 4 days driving vacation 2 girls giggling and snacking 1 back seat home and finally vacant 6 thousand crumbs mementos of good times
Day 232 prompt: Debris 4 days driving vacation 2 girls giggling and snacking 1 back seat home and finally vacant 6 thousand crumbs mementos of good times
Day 209 post: Children Was one Watched some Wanted none Changed my mind Had one Lost three Had two more Changed my life Met someone Married him Gained three more Changed […]
Day 206 prompt: Hiding Hey, Mommy! Mommy? Where’s Mommy? Mommy? Have you seen Mommy? Mommy?! Has anyone seen mommy? MOMMY? Mommy, where are you? MOMMY! I need you, mommy! MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! flush […]
Day 202 prompt: Patriotic I looked up patriotic … devoted to the fatherland I wondered why not matriotic … devoted to the motherland I looked up motherland … another word for […]
Day 182 prompt: Comfy & Cozy Comfy and cozy Sat on a couch Comfy walked away The sofa got hot And crowded and cranky A no-good place to stay
Approaching the topic of “sunrise,” Norma planned to do something calm and beautiful. “And that’s not what it came out to be at all,” she said. To create the piece at […]
When we met to discuss “sunrise,” Paul brought the sketch below. It’s his recollection of a design he saw on a feed sack — something we once had in abundance. […]
Day 153 prompt: Portrait (a haiku) ancestor faces … staring into distant eyes fearing resemblance
Day 132 prompt: Family Once nuclear Then fractured Now blended Always family
The second word we drew out of the hat in the Sibling Discovery Project was “ease.” I threw this word in the mix, because it reminds me of Mom and […]
The image below shows my sister Norma’s response to the prompt “kitchen sink.” With these miniature quilts (each is about 10″ x 11″), she records her memory of our family’s […]
When we began the Sibling Discovery Project, we agreed we would not beat ourselves or each other up over missed deadlines. We also agreed to keep to our schedule for […]
Day 85 prompt: Multicolored I thought just isolated little farm towns knew only shades of white but even in the vast and diverse metropolis there is gross ignorance of the multicolored […]
My waking time is six o’clock Smack the button to stop the squawk Wake the kids and get them going Start the caffeine river flowing Work and think and keep […]
On January 15, 2012, I wrote to my sister and brother, inviting them into something I’m calling the Sibling Discovery Project. To my delight, they were game. I think it’s extraordinary […]