Making Time for Pies

Fandango’s FOWC is wagon, the Word of the Day Challenge is trip, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are lawyer, carousel, chocolate , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge photo prompt is below: Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay It was a Saturday morning in the year 1925. After gathering all of the baking implements from the…

Just Right

image link Fandango’s FOWC is hurry, the Word of the Day Challenge is yearning, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are pizza, daisy, revolver , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “Why does this taste like mint?” It was a hot late summer afternoon, and I’d been sweltering all day. I got a strong yearning…

free setup and delivery

image link Fandango’s FOWC is extra, the Word of the Day Challenge is delayed, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are Dublin, waterbed, baseball , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “I have no idea how it got there.” On Monday morning, I delayed getting out of my brand new, extra-comfortable waterbed, custom-designed by Dublin…

The Bare Truth

nudist resort image link Fandango’s FOWC is oil, the Word of the Day Challenge is tea, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are  black, hotel, cheater , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “Why is that lady naked?’ It was our annual family vacation. We’d chosen the Black Sea as our destination and had found…

Not a Fortunate Son

image link Fandango’s FOWC is terse, the Word of the Day Challenge is fort, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge Words are daffodil, swan, napalm , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “It’s a trick!” My Uncle Lonny served in VietNam and was injured when a plane accidentally sprayed napalm on friendly troops. One half of…

Adventures of Two First Year College Students — Chapter 1

Jenny   &   Jerzey image link The Word of the Day Challenge is ugly, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are campus, pipe, haze , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “That’s not a litter box!” Jenny and Jerzey shared the same dorm room for this, their first year of college. As both were…

Black Night, Red Rocks, Yellow Moon

image link The Word of the Day Challenge is moon, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are kiss, boulder, yellow , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “Watch the edge!” The moon, a great yellow night light, was gracious enough to shine along the path into the red rocks Jax and I were walking in…