The man has a knack for spotting old things stuck in the bushes… along a road… in someone’s driveway… out in the middle of no-where. He catches a glimpse... of a headlight, a tail light amongst the branches, a rusty fender… and more often than not it ends up in our yard. Last weekend’s acquisition is …
Author: Brooke McGillivray
Someday is only pretend…
someday.... when I grow up I'll never get married or have kids and I will travel all over and do things and meet people and write great stories - yea, I'm going to be a writer... someday... when my sons are grown I'll have time to write about the places we've lived and people we've met and the things we …
Me and Mom and Osmosis
When I read Gone With the Wind, I totally pictured my mom as one of those gorgeous, genteel, southern belles… skilled in every social grace. Once the kids in my class asked me if she was an actress because she wore sunglasses to a parent-teacher conference… and in today’s parlance, she looked smokin’. She greeted me after …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused
How... exactly... does one keep a grandson sitting still?? WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Seeing the Light
I'd not been to our old house for at least a month... husband's travels, my travels, other obligations. And it's not like we've got time to spare... the old place needs it's facelift finished so a new family can move in... so we can stop stressing over it being vacant... and stop spending money we don't have... cause Mama needs …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Together
For the last few weeks she's made lists... things she wants to give away... her things... just in case. A week ago I found him fully dressed, sound asleep in the livingroom. He'd been there since 1 a.m., fearful she needed to go back to the hospital ... "I need to be ready" he said. But when the hospital …
Five Minute Friday: Community
Joining with the "community" at Gypsy Mama today - write for five minutes, no over thinking, just write. The word - community. I've never liked the word community. It feels uncomfortable. So I thought I'd skip this challenge. But it won't skip me. All my life the family community has filled my time... the family born …
Do all roads lead home?
I've been gone a few days. I've been "home" for a couple. Writing has eluded me. My mind is overloaded and my heart is sad. Family and love call me south. Family and obligation call me north. It looks like Interstate 5 and my trusty car will get a work out this summer. And that's ok... ... …
Encouraging One Another
The trees we haven't planted yet... propped against the workshop... just can't wait to bloom. Promise. A new friend calls... "How'd it go" ...so we talk about that. And she tells me about her garden and the great find from the thrift shop and what they're having for dinner and I can't help but smile because I can …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects
....my peeps and my flowers ....big brother meets little brother ....from ugly to less ugly (in my humble opinion) ....the Great Red Hot Chili Pepper and Batman Caper ....window seat with a view WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Heart's Home 