words

Hell-bent……..

My mother often used expressions, I thought I understood, but probably didn’t. I’m not sure my mother always understood them either, but it did make for a colourful use of language and I’m all for adding colour (and salt) to anything. One expression in particular always puzzled me – “hell bent for leather.” I decided […]

words

Hell-bent……..

My mother often used expressions, I thought I understood, but probably didn’t. I’m not sure my mother always understood them either, but it did make for a colourful use of language and I’m all for adding colour (and salt) to anything. One expression in particular always puzzled me – “hell bent for leather.” I decided

unicorns

Blessed are they…..

I was looking around for a blog to “spiffy-up” for another short challenge that I’m in, when I came across a phrase that I wrote when hurricane Sandy blew out our lights. – “Blessed are they that Bar-B-Q for they shall always have matches.” We might not always have propane, or charcoal and on the

unicorns

Blessed are they…..

I was looking around for a blog to “spiffy-up” for another short challenge that I’m in, when I came across a phrase that I wrote when hurricane Sandy blew out our lights. – “Blessed are they that Bar-B-Q for they shall always have matches.” We might not always have propane, or charcoal and on the

unicorns

Grey is the colour of my true love’s car….

Well it’s actually white. But really, white, grey, black. These seem to be the perennial colour choices in cars these days. I have to believe that car companies paint cars in colours that will “sell.” So people must be asking for this palette of bland, boring colours!! Maybe most of the world is populated by

unicorns

Grey is the colour of my true love’s car….

Well it’s actually white. But really, white, grey, black. These seem to be the perennial colour choices in cars these days. I have to believe that car companies paint cars in colours that will “sell.” So people must be asking for this palette of bland, boring colours!! Maybe most of the world is populated by

blogging

Why I Blog

I am in another mini blog challenge. It’s only a 15 day challenge and you can post everyday or just once a week. The group is more author – publisher focused so I thought that I would read a few blogs there as I posted.  The one catch is, your blog has to be “new”

blogging

Why I Blog

I am in another mini blog challenge. It’s only a 15 day challenge and you can post everyday or just once a week. The group is more author – publisher focused so I thought that I would read a few blogs there as I posted.  The one catch is, your blog has to be “new”

reality

In celebration of wiper blades…

I had to go to the garage, yesterday, to get a new wiper blade for my ’98 Honda Civic.  I had had a small victory about a month ago, re-attaching a blade that had come off in the snow. However, when it happened again, I decided to cave in and get a new blade. Every

reality

In celebration of wiper blades…

I had to go to the garage, yesterday, to get a new wiper blade for my ’98 Honda Civic.  I had had a small victory about a month ago, re-attaching a blade that had come off in the snow. However, when it happened again, I decided to cave in and get a new blade. Every

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