Within and without, I am one and many…
This haiku is a contribution to Ronovan's Haiku Challenge #203. This week's prompt words are home and free. If you are interested in participating, go to RonovanWrites and check out his weekly challenge published every Monday - it comes with "how-to" if you are new to writing haiku. Challenge yourself! 🙂 To the bosom you'll return, home… Continue reading Home #Haiku 203
I have been doing quite a bit of cooking lately. Not much of a revelation unless you know me well. You will know my self-value is not tied to how well I keep house involving cleaning or cooking – I was brought up to place significance and priority on my intellect and academics. Perhaps I… Continue reading Contemplating cooking…
Here's my Christmas tree... all the way from Down Under to be part of Colleen at Silver Threading's Christmas Trees Around the World. First, here's the story: It began with a colour theme, lovingly selected by my little star. "Red, white and silver", she said. And so we did, retrieving the boxes from storage and… Continue reading A tree from Australia…
Storgē - love and affection of a familial kind © 2014 Photography by FlorenceT
You know, the meal reminds me of family, the good and the bad, and connection. I’m a bit of an introvert, you know that, so these family gatherings were a pain in the butt… especially as a child and was expected to be seen but not heard. The expectation to behave, hah! But the shared… Continue reading Day 10 Happy Occasion & 火锅
