Painted Alphabet Letter S

Not feeling too inspired this week but I have these two "S's" to share.

S is for 'said'..

16" x 15"

And S is for strong.

 

 

12 x 12

 

 Signs are hand-painted and available in my Etsy shop...you can see the mini link at the top right of my blog or click on any picture for a link!  No stickers...no stencils...my designs.

 

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter S.   To read other S offerings, just click here.

Saturday Centus - Week 180

 

 
 

Welcome to week ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY of Saturday Centus. 

Tracy had the great idea of doing an anagram, but I'm just feeling physically and emotionally lousy this week so I'm just taking the easy route. 

I will think that through for next week, Tracy!

It's a great idea.

The word this week is:

HOPE

  The prompt this week is the word 'Hope'

Number of words:  Exactly one hundred but don't use the word 'hope' anywhere in your writing.  

Style of writing: Any

Pictures: Any

Please keep your writing G rated...cuz I blush easily.

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Goodbye Sweet Friend

Linked to week 179 for Saturday Centus.   To read other uses inspired by the word 'remorse' just click here.  Haven't been writing much this week.  Still just a girl missing her dog greatly.

You looked at me with those big brown eyes.

“Is this okay?” you asked.

I reassured you.

Even though nothing about it felt okay.

You trembled a bit beneath my hand.

Your eyes questioned.

“It will be okay. It will be better now.”

I reassured you.

But now I have trouble reassuring myself.

Perhaps I could have been more patient in those final days.

Perhaps I could have given you an extra treat or so.

Instead, I watched as your eyes faded.

And I was left with nothing but loss.

And a very large wiener dog shaped hole in my heart.

 

Rest in Peace, Oskar.   You will be missed.

Alphabe-Thursday Letter S

Good morning class.

Welcome to round seven of Alphabe-Thursday! Today we will be studying the simply sensational letter:


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Painted Alphabet Letter R

I've been doing these different paintings all week.

I haven't made my mind up yet whether I like the new style or the old style.

But...

Here's my first R...for Row by Row

I loved this song when my children were small and I love it now for our Grandlittles.

12" x 12"

R is for rightdoing and Rumi...who always has some amazing things to say.

 

 

8 x 8

 

 Signs are hand-painted and available in my Etsy shop...you can see the mini link at the top right of my blog or click on any picture for a link!  No stickers...no stencils...my designs.

 

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter R.   To read other R offerings, just click here.

Saturday Centus Week 179

 

 
 

Welcome to week ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE of Saturday Centus. 

The word this week is:

REMORSE

  The prompt this week is the word 'Remorse'

Number of words:  Exactly one hundred but don't use the word 'remorse' anywhere in your writing.  

Style of writing: Any

Pictures: Any

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Amazing Face

This little one hundred word story is linked to week 178 of Saturday Centus.   To read other links, just click here.

  

 

He opens his eyes…slowly.

 

I see his walnut brown eyes dazzle into understanding.

 

“Ahhh, I think I know you!” he communicates in silence.

 

His long, dark lashes sweep across the perfect peach of his cheek.

 

He looks at me again.

 

A hint of a smile starts to form on the arch of his perfect rose lips.

 

“Ahhhh, I’m almost certain I know you!”

 

The silence is broken with a gurgle.

 

His eyes open wider as he realizes for certain who I am.

 

There is no word for the emotion that fills my heart.

His “it’s my Grandma!” smile dazzles me.

 

Alphabe-Thursday Letter R

Good morning class.

Welcome to round seven of Alphabe-Thursday! Today we will be studying the ridiculously radical letter:



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I used to be tougher...

...when my kids were small and they offered a sincere, big-eyed plea for a

 

puppy

kitten

bunny

fish

turtle

ferret

pot bellied pig

chinchilla

 

etc.

 

I was usually able to say no.

 

Even when they promised to

feed

walk

water

clean up after

love

cherish

and die if they couldn't have it

 

etc.

 

I was still usually able to say no.

 

At least for awhile.

 

And then, eventually, they would catch me at an off moment...

 

You know...

 

...like when I was trying to clean my house for company, bake a five course meal, unplug the toilet AND get clothes off the clothesline before it rained.

 

And then they'd pounce.

 

And I'd end up saying, "Mmmm...sure...yeah...ummm....that'll be fine."

 

And they would end up with one or more of the aforementioned animals.

 

Sigh.

 

It took a much shorter time for my big-eyed Grandlittle to convince me.

 

"Grandma, can you take care of my pet store?"

 

Pet.  STORE?  

 

"Ummm...huh?"  I replied.

 

"You know?  My pet store app.   All you have to do is feed the pets and then you will get points for me and I will be able to buy more pets."

 

 

"Ummmm...huh?" I asked again.

 

"Here!  It's easy!  I'll show you!"

 

So she did.

 

There was no poo or pee or walking or whimpering involved.

 

So I did it.

 

Yeah.

 

I am a wonderful Grandma.

 

This was about a week ago.

 

The point that my Grandlittle neglected to inform me of is that

 

YOU GET STINKIN' ADDICTED TO FEEDING THESE VIRTUAL PETS.

 

And then you get sucked into other peoples VIRTUAL PET SHOPS!

 

And then you start sneaking your phone in the bathroom because your husband rolls his eyes at you.

 

And he totally doesn't understand that if I can only get another 5,000 points I can get a spooky Halloween tree to decorate my Pet Shop.

 

Oh yeah.

 

This is MY Pet Shop now.

 

I told the Grandlittle to go get her own.

 

Seriously.

 

I'm a little bit worried about what might happen if I break my thumbs, though.

 

I'm wondering if I can get someone to promise to:

 

feed

love

cherish

visit my friends shop

take all my requests for help

and keep everything up and running perfectly.

 

After all!

 

 I might die if I couldn't do it!

 

Virtual pets!

 

Who knew there was so much pressure!

 

Double, triple and quadruple

 

Sigh...

 

Saturday Centus Week 178

 

 
 

Welcome to week ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT of Saturday Centus. 

The word this week is:

AMAZING

  The prompt this week is the word 'Amazing'

Number of words:  Exactly one hundred but don't use the word 'amazing' anywhere in your writing.  

Style of writing: Any

Pictures: Any

Please keep your writing G rated...cuz I blush easily.

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Painted Alphabet - Letter Q

I've been painting quite differently this week.

I like these.

Mr. Jenny is not so fond!

He says it takes too much effort to read them.

Anyway.

Here's the first Q.

This is my Quest...

12" x 12"

And I totally love this one.  Such a beautiful love poem to read in Quiet moments!  (and there is a Q word in here so I thought it counted...so there!)

12 x 12 

 

 Signs are hand-painted and available in my Etsy shop...you can see the mini link at the top right of my blog or click on any picture for a link!  No stickers...no stencils...my designs.

 

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter Q.   To read other Q offerings, just CLICK HERE.

Alphabe-Thursday Letter Q

Good morning class.

Welcome to round seven of Alphabe-Thursday! Today we will be studying the quaint and quiet letter:



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Let us never forget...

Where were you when the world stood still?

In that moment the world became changed

With an imprint of terror

Forged forever in fire

When destruction fell down like fall rain?

 

Were you drinking your coffee?

Were you driving to work?

Were you holding your babe to your heart?

Were you humming a song?

Were you righting a wrong?

Were you ironing your favorite shirt?

 

Where were you when the world broke in

disrupting your everyday plans?

and disturbing the notion

that safety and peace

were the inalienable rights of all man…

Were you calling your mother?

Were you taking a bath?

Were you going through the motions of your day?

Were you baking a cake?

Were you planning a break up

and trying to find  the right words to say?

 

Where were you when the message came

That nothing in life is for sure?

And all we get is each moment with no guarantees

of tomorrow, next week or next year…

 

 Are you speaking a kind word?

Are you doing your part

to comfort and never cause pain?

Remember those moments

With your head and your heart

So the terror did not happen in vain…

 

Remember the message, remember the date

Remember nothing in life is for sure

for all we get is each moment with no guarantees

of tomorrow, next week or next year…

 

Do you ever get a song stuck in your head?

It can be incredibly annoying.

 

Especially to people around you.

 

Sigh.

 

Usually I get things in my head that I hear on the radio.

 

justbecauseitburnsdoesn'tmeanyou'regonnadie yougottagetupandtrytrytry

 

Lately though, I've been singing about halibut.

 

I think it's getting on Mr. Jenny's nerves.

 

Whenever I sing, "A halibut is a happy fish..."

...Mr. Jenny rolls his eyes at me.

 

He is decidedly UNHAPPY about me singing 'The Happy Halibut' over and over.

 

I can't help it, though.

 

I'm trying to re-learn piano.

 

And these are the only beginners books in my piano bench.

 

I've been practicing legatos and staccatos like crazy.

 

And this particular song...

I'm certain that before long I will be ready to play at weddings and other big social events.

 

You better book me soon...

 

...before a Seafood Festival learns about my talent and hires me on a permanent basis.

 

Oh.   And just in case you wanted to sing along...

 

The halibut is a happy fish

His fins stick out

and his tail goes swish!

 

My Grandmother, God Bless her Soul...

...believed in the healing properties of Castor Oil.

 

She dosed me with it twice to my recollection.

 

Twice.

 

Now that probably doesn't sound like much of a big deal...

 

but the times it occurred...

 

... she didn't have indoor plumbing in her house.

 

The dose results, in part, involved hurried, stumbling trips through the dark...

 

...to the outhouse...

 

...all the while fearing spiders and monsters hiding behind the barn...

 

 facing the biggest concern of all...NOT MAKING IT IN TIME!

 

Yikes.

 

That gave me a flash back.

 

And not a good one.

 

I read now that Castor Oil is poisonous.

 

Hmmm.

 

I wonder if Grandma knew that.

 

Maybe she didn't really like me much after all.

 

According to my parents, I was the obnoxious one...

 

Perhaps Grandma thought it was caused from constipation.

 

Or...

 

Perhaps the three of them had a deal...

 

"You get rid of Jenny and I'll take you out to eat!"

 

Ha.

 

HA?

 

Hmmmm.

 

Perhaps it's a good thing Grandma is long gone from this world.

 

This is probably a question best not asked.

 

Recently, my doctor recommended I try Castor Oil to help rid myself of toxins from my oral surgery fun (anesthesia, antibiotics, steroids and narcotic pain medication).

 

AND

 

Even though we have indoor plumbing now, I was a-feared.

 

"Don't be a-feared," the doctor reassured me.   "You're not going to swallow it.  You're going to use a castor oil pack on your abdomen for 30 days."

 

(Actually, she didn't say 'a-feared' but she did say the rest.  I just like the word 'a-feared'.  It makes me feel all Hillbilly and stuff!)

 

She explained how to do it, and I've been trying it every day.

 

Alternative healing methods are fascinating and I have had a lot of good success with them in the past.  

 

I love medical ideas that don't involve pharmaceuticals. 

 

The oil packs seem to be working for me, personally.

 

Perhaps something like this could help you.

 

You can google Castor Oil packs to see if they might.

 

I'm just sharing this information...

 

Because.

 

I like you.

 

I really do.

 

And I don't think you're obnoxious at all...

 

And I don't even think you're constipated...

 

...and even if you are...

 

 I would never, ever, ever try to make you DRINK castor oil.

 

 

 

            Sigh...          

Salvation

This 100 word poem is linked to the word prompt Salvation for Saturday Centus.   To read other offerings, just click here.

Golden grace of morning.

Evening cannot do as well.

We kept praying for sunrise.

Still.

Evening fell.

And I wonder will youth still be laughing

on the day we come ashore,

from the ocean we’ve been sailing?

This boat cannot

float anymore.

Eagle soars to heaven.

Dove cannot fly quite so close.

Though the dove has all the beauty,

It is only near at most.

And I wonder will men

still be fighting

on the day we come to ground

from the skies we’ve been gliding?

Where will all my peace be found?

Where will all your peace be found?

Painted Alphabet Letter P

I've been painting a little bit again.

I did three P's this week.

And I did all of them in my PJ's!   ha!

This first sign cracks me up.

12" x 12"

I'm not totally happy with this one, but I love the saying.   I think I'm going to re-do it in a different format but I thought I'd still show you anyway!

24" x 13 1/2"

 

This last sign is quite large.  I love the message of it as well.  

 

36" x 32"

 

 

 Signs are hand-painted and available in my Etsy shop...you can see the mini link at the top right of my blog or click on any picture for a link!  No stickers...no stencils...my designs.

 

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter P.   To read other P offerings, just click here.

Saturday Centus - 177 - Salvation

 

 
 

Welcome to week ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN of Saturday Centus. 

The word this week is:

SALVATION

  The prompt this week is the word 'Salvation'

Number of words:  Exactly one hundred but don't use the word 'salvation' anywhere in your writing.  

Style of writing: Any

Pictures: Any

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Treasure

This word prompt really hit me today for week 176 Saturday Centus.

I ended up writing a SEVERAL hundred word poem. Here's the first 100 words. To read other offerings use this single word prompt, just click here.

I’ve been looking in eyes my whole life through

Trying to seek out what I know now is you

I’ve been searching faces in places unseen

Trying to seek out some wonderful thing.

I’ve wandered highways in search of home

I’ve walked for miles…but still have need to roam

I’ve cried in anger and I’ve wept in despair

I’ve searched and searched…

…but you weren’t there.

Why haven’t you been looking for me?

Didn’t you feel my need?

Why haven’t you been looking for me?

I can’t believe you didn’t know.

But I found you now, I can’t let go.

When you're not 'Feelin' Groovy'...

...

You just don't wanna be listening to Simon and Garfunkel.
 

Although I've always loved the 59th Street Bridge Song, I haven't been up to much cobblestone kicking since all the oral surgery.
 

I think my face has been actually feeling more like the lamp post in the song than anything lyrical...
 

My Dad would call this 'feelin' puny...'
 

But I would probably say I've been puny and whiny and grumpy and very attached to ice and heat packs on my face.
 

BUT...
 

I'm pokin' my head up today...
 

...and although I'm not feeling quite groovy, I'm almost to the point of feeling...
 

somewhat...
 

kinda...
 

sorta...
 

like me.

 

And kind of...

 

dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep!

 

And even though I'm not ready to let the morning time drop all it's petals on me.

Life, I love you...

All is (getting!) groovy.