Creative Writing Saturday

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Lydia | Leave a comment

English: Old Town of Verona seen from the hill. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Afternoon On A Hill

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds
With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
And the grass rise.

And when lights begin to show
Up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
And then start down! ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

Quote Friday ?!?

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Lydia | Leave a comment



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Okay, today is not Tuesday, the normal day that I offer quotes. Yet, this one wouldn’t sit aside patiently awaiting Tuesday. It made me stop and think, as should any good quote, and demands to be shared. And so, it is.

“We look at the world once. in childhood. The rest is memory. ~ Louise Glück

Quote Tuesday

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Lydia | 6 Comments

English: Open Door A welcoming open door at St.Mary Magdalene’s church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1278054 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.
~ John Barrymore

Ten Things To Do On A Rainy Sunday

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Lydia | Leave a comment

Rain on window. http://www.publicdomainpictures.net

Enjoy the opportunity to snuggle under warm, cozy covers, blissfully alone or with a loved one–guilt free;
Read the Sunday morning newspaper, complete with the time to tackle the puzzle;
Have breakfast, coffee, tea, or whatever, so long as it is in bed;
Eat pancakes or waffles and bacon for dinner on a covered porch with lights twinkling overhead (For just one day, the hell with diets or healthy foods.);
Pull on your rain boots and head outside to revisit your childhood by splashing in every mud puddle in sight;
Turn off your phone(s) for uninterrupted time to read a favorite book;
Take a long hot bubble bath, in candle light, with soft music and a glass of wine;
Play a board game or build anything with scores of Legos (Children not required.);
Listen to the entire NPR Sunday morning line up; and finally,
Take a vacay from social media.

The thing is, your choices are endless. Me? I am going to take a nap.