Tag: Words
-
Holiday Movies
It took a bout with the flu to finally catch-up on a few of my favorite holiday movies. The holiday movie tradition began with a sentimental favorite from childhood, Miracle on 34th Street starring Maureen O’Hara and Edmund Gwenn, and over the course of a lifetime the holiday movie list continues to expand. Many of these…
-
Watching
We shared a cold December morning watching the magical light of sunrise glowing on the first sheet of winter ice. The mist was dancing across the lake as the coots circled their wagons in defense of the majestic eagle watching everything from his lofty perch and the coots and I watching and cheering at every…
-
Passage of Time – 50 Word Story
Standing silently along the riverbank a lifetime of memories had swept past this beautiful area. The youthful echoes of the summer laughter of children on tree swings gave way to the gentle whisper of snow dusting the initials carved into the trees marking young love and the passage of time.
-
A Light For Lost Souls – 50 Word Story
The grandmothers and mothers had always found a way for the light to guide the lost souls home. The candles lit weekly at church with hope of a lost soul reaching salvation and lights left on throughout the house as darkness descended beckoning those without hope and nowhere to go.
-
Smoldering
The phony smile remained fixed throughout the evening as she stationed herself near the french doors with a view of Lake Michigan and the grandfather clock across the room. Each chime of the clock corresponded with a tightening grip on her wine glass, which seemed moments away from shattering. The endless glass of Merlot and…
-
Words and Pictures – Musings About the Movie and Life
The house is quiet for the night and the writer slowly curls in her chair and opens her favorite journal to an empty white page awaiting the pen strokes to cross the pages with intriguing words that will hopefully invite another to join her journey. In the morning after the children have left for school…
CIMPLE - A Curious Introvert's Musings & Photos about Life and Enjoyment 