Tessa unpacked in her new apartment. She’d purposefully shed herself of belongings for this new start, but some items had to accompany her. She was ready for the box she’d saved for last. It wasn’t large. She sat on her love seat with the box on her lap. Holding it … Continue reading →
Sneaky (Squeaky, Sneakers, Squeakers) is becoming more and more domesticated. Last week, she was playing with my shoe. She’ll let me scoop her up and cradle her on her back in my arms. She’ll let me carry her around a little bit. Admittedly, she’s a little anxious for that, but … Continue reading →
Kenneth peered at the shoes in his room from underneath his bed. The shoes connected to his father’s feet. Please don’t let him look under here. Please don’t have him flip the bed. Kenneth begged whatever powers that be every time his father went on a rampage like this. Usually, … Continue reading →
Today has truly hit post convergence, with the A-Z Blogging Challenge, the Merry Go Round Blog Tour post, and, of course, your regular Saturday Cat update (my version of #caturday), it’s a busy day of reading here at RandR. I got a couple of fairly close shots of Mooch last … Continue reading →
(Note: This post contains adult situations and mild adult language.) Prissy Prissy hadn’t been able to wait to get back to school after Christmas vacation. She went straight to the sorority house. Her best friend Glynnis was there. She couldn’t wait to show her the new rock, but she didn’t … Continue reading →
Welcome regular Merry Go Round Blog Tour readers and April A-Z Challenge readers. The A-Z Post is titled “Quarry,” and if you’re allowed to read adult themes, I think you’ll enjoy meeting two characters from Granite Hill in today’s post. If you’re not, stick around and check out the blog tour … Continue reading →
Farrah opened her present from Grandmother Isaacson. She stifled a groan and made sure she put on the biggest grin she could as soon as possible as she pulled out the awful purple sweatsuit and held it up for the picture. “Thank you, Grandmother. I’ll be able to put this … Continue reading →
(Note, this is a long post, but it’s a parody on several things. I hope you enjoy it.) “Shari, why do we just sit around here gabbing all the time and never doing anything?” Shari picked up her coffee cup and threw it across the room, “That’s easy, Wanda. We … Continue reading →
April has brought mildly better weather, and with that, Mr. L and I have been busy. Here’s what we’ve been working on: The San Antonio House: We haven’t been there to do anything. The Ranch: Mr. L and I took a ride out to the ranch to survey conditions. While … Continue reading →
Jose would always remember the year he played Joseph in the Christmas pageant at church. He was nine. Angelina played Mary. He was so nervous. His mother thought it was because he had a speaking part and it would be in front of the whole congregation and guests, but that … Continue reading →