Oh, what a mix of topics! Actually, I’m combining the NaBloPoMo prompts from April 4th and 5th into one post because the prompt for the 4th wasn’t posted until after I had shut my laptop for the day. (Nothing like trying to force writing and creativity into a prescribed period of time. sigh) Yesterday’s prompt was: What is the best romantic poem you’ve ever encountered? I suppose the easy answer would be Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43 (“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”). Or, perhaps Robbie Burn’s My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose or…
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I’ve decided to give BlogHer’s NaBloPoMo another go this month (Yeah, I did miss yesterday. Oops!). I was a bit disappointed, though, by this month’s theme being poetry. If there is one form of writing that I actually hate, it is poetry. There is just something about “clever” poems that make no real sense that sets my teeth on edge. The twee poetry of nursery rhymes is almost as bad, and adolescent poems about the cruelty of life make me want to gouge out my eyes. I wish I was kidding, but I really do hate most poetry. This is…
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Well, so much for NaBloPoMo. I haven’t felt much like writing the past couple of days, and I let that get in the way of my goal. That, my friends, is why I will never become a writer. So, let’s get caught up on a couple of prompts. First: What is your secret (or not-so-secret) passion? Knitting, cross stitch, crochet, sewing! Creating! These are my (not at all) secret passions. I’m always making something. I think my desire to write also comes from this need to create. But, with a preschooler eating up so much of my time, picking up…
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Day nine, and I am just too tired to write much of anything. I haven’t adjusted well to the time change (thankfully the little man has!), so I’m feeling extra run down this week. Anyway, today’s prompt is: When was the first time that you realized that your home was not like other people’s homes? You know, I’m not sure I really did. I think my family was pretty normal, and so were the families of most of the people I grew up with. At least as far as I noticed. I think, though, that Baby Man will know pretty…
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Here I am, up way to early in the morning because the little man woke up and asked for something to drink. He was, of course, asleep by the time I brought it to him. And, again of course, I couldn’t fall back asleep. I love my little man, but sometimes I think he is just planning some really big joke on me. Today’s NaBloPoMo prompt is again appropriate to the day’s events: Making family time is important. How do you balance your children, relationship, and work life? As the stay-at-home mom of a preschooler, I really don’t have any…
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Day three of NoBloPoMo, and I nearly forgot about it. This isn’t going well… Today’s question: Can you listen to music and write? What song did you hear today? Sometimes I can listen to music, but it has to be classical. If it is something like pop or 80’s, really anything with catchy lyrics, I get too distracted. (In fact, the husband is watching an old commercial for the “Cool Rock” collection as I write this, and I’m having a hard time concentrating.) Today, other than old TV commercials, I listened my favourite classical radio station.
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Day two of NaBloPoMo! Today’s question is: If you knew that whatever you ate next would be your last meal, what would you want it to be? At first I thought that I would like to have my favourite goodies. Maybe some tasty potato chips, some poutine, some pasta. You know, pig out on all the things I love to eat (and probably already eat too much of). But, you know, I think I would want something special, like very fresh salmon sashimi, tuna and salmon sushi, filet mignon teppanyaki, baked bire with cranberries spread over a soft French loaf,…
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You’ve probably heard for the six word memoir meme. The point, not surprisingly, is two sum up your life in six words. Of course, not to sound trite, it is much harder than it seems. If you need some inspiration or examples, check out this page at SMITH Magazine. Seeing as I’m wallowing in in the middle of some self introspection, I found this really hard. Who am I? How would I want to be remember? You know, stuff like that. But here’s what I came up with: Mother. Wife. Her own person, always.
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Some fun and interesting Pagan news – a woman with a blue crescent moon tattooed on her forehead finds it difficult to get a job. (The full story can be read inthe Elmira Star-Gazette.) Personally, I’m not surprised! Now, putting aside the fact that facial tattoos just aren’t a great idea (case in point a father and son in central Florida), I think it is an even worse idea to get a tattoo on your forehead, to represent your faith, that is inspired by a book that has no basis in reality. For those who are unaware, in The Mists…
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Pagan Speak February 2004 – Topic 1: Divination What are your favourite (if any) forms of divination? Tarot? Pendulums? Other Oracle Cards? Runes? Witch Stones? I Ching? Give us a little history behind your favourite oracle, why you like to use it, how often you use it, do you do readings for other people or just yourself? etc. I am a big fan of divination. I have used many methods – runes, oracles, pendulum. But my favourite method by far is the Tarot. I’ve been studying the Tarot, off and on, for approximately 14 years. In 1990, I had managed…