The Front Porch Swing

[perchie.girl]

Wish we had a "blushing" thingy.

Thanks, guys, but these are all just a hodge-podge of memories and little things that happen along the way as I walk through life. Nothing cohesive to base a book on, so I'll keep doing what I do - putting family stories in the appropriate "Treasure Boxes" for the kids to enjoy when I'm not here anymore and posting a few here as they occur to me.

The true writers of all of these stories are my family - Ma and Dad, siblings Linda, Lori, Ron and Bev, and of course my kids and grandkids. The real credit goes to my dad. I think I've mentioned before that I had a stuttering problem, and I'd get so frustrated! I always felt that folks were either tuning me out halfway through what I wanted to say or wanting desperately to finish my sentences for me. Finally Dad told me to write down things I wanted to share. He said that what I had to say was important to him, and he promised that if I wrote it, he would read it. Every word. And he did. Soon he had me reading what I'd written to him, and as long as I was reading it the stuttering wasn't as noticible. So thanks, Dad!

But Blooie... You can relate them as they happened to you from your point of view... This makes the story from you. Truely from you.

I have a series of short stories that could only be labled "Tales from a Bar Fly" picture a fly sitting on the wall of a pub or local watering hole. None of those stories were anything but observations on my part... some were pretty dang funny too.

I have some from my dad and some about my dad and family members too. "Life With Father" has been taken

Doesnt fit anyway Live with a Reprobate... Yeah that fits.

I have some from my horse years.... "Life with horses" Or Riding with horses.... Or better yet "Things horses have taught me" Even better "Things Critters have taught me" That would cover horses, birds, cats, dogs, fish, Turtles, snakes, and even a Guinea pig or sixty.

Lol my first pedt was .... a gold fish... I was about three and a half. Mom was always recovering it from my suit case. I would catch it and lock it in my suitcase and take it for a walk.... she would open the case and there he would be bug eyed and gasping for breath... I would get scolded and she would put him back. I think I learned that moms giggle behind the scolds on that one... and I kept doing it.

deb

 

[jgoldy2]

Hi, I am from Colorado

Who else skis?

 

[perchie.girl]

Hi, I am from Colorado

Who else skis?

Hi Jgoldy2

deb from San Diego here... Never had the opportunity to ski... or been around people who skied. But If I gave it a try all I would see woiuld be Snow Sky Snow Sky Snow Sky as I made down the hill... maybe fifty feet or so... Heh Heh Heh.


deb

 

[wyoDreamer]

I haven't been on ski's since college - so 20+ years. Where I grew up, we ski'ed on most anything. I fhte ground was white, we sould probably be skiing on it.
When I was about 12, I got downhill ski's for Christmas. Me and my sister. Of course, we had to use them, so we strapped them on and went cross-country about 1/2 mile to the nearest, steepest hill we could get to. It was an area where the river had oxbowed and left a 5 acre field donw below. So we were skiing down a 50-foot riverbank and it was pretty steep. we had a blast. Down the hill, remove the skis and carry them back up. Put them on, and down the hill. When we were tired and cold, we skied back home. Man, did I have the blisters on my heels from that day.

 

[dpenning]

I haven't been on ski's since college - so 20+ years. Where I grew up, we ski'ed on most anything. I fhte ground was white, we sould probably be skiing on it.
When I was about 12, I got downhill ski's for Christmas. Me and my sister. Of course, we had to use them, so we strapped them on and went cross-country about 1/2 mile to the nearest, steepest hill we could get to. It was an area where the river had oxbowed and left a 5 acre field donw below. So we were skiing down a 50-foot riverbank and it was pretty steep. we had a blast. Down the hill, remove the skis and carry them back up. Put them on, and down the hill. When we were tired and cold, we skied back home. Man, did I have the blisters on my heels from that day.

Ouch! Can't imagine cross country in downhill boots! I haven't been on ski's since 85, and now If I tried I'd have the same view as deb!

 

[ducksanddoxies]

Been lurking for awhile on here since I got quiet back in August when school started back. Things just get waaaaaay busy being a teacher and two kiddos in school.

Working on our little "homesteading" lifestyle, we've just hatched our first chicks. Six of our eight eggs made it, we were hoping for some silkies but only ended up with banties and 1 silkie mix. They are cute though. Our duck eggs should hatch Wednesday! They are from our two ducks we got last spring. I'm really enjoying having fresh eggs, even if they are duck eggs, they are still pretty good.

We are under a winter weather watch beginning late tonight. It goes all the way down to the Arkansas-Louisiana line. Gotta go get some groceries and duck food anyway, but even more so with the expected weather now.

You never can tell tell with winter weather in Arkansas. 21 years ago we were iced in for a week or more with no electricity about this time of year. The branches that were breaking off the pine trees sounded like shotguns going off.

I may be learning to ski whether I want to or not.

Happy Valentine's Day, yall.

Randi

 

[love2grinchicke]

Hey guys! I haven't been on in a while. I sort of faded out of chickens back in August when my favorite rooster disappeared (RIP Orlando Plume), and then the rest got lice. -_-
But now my little brother and I are hoping to hatch some more silkie eggs, and I thought I'd stop by to say hello!
I'm terribly afraid that I'm going to get back into chickens. xD

 

[Tomtommom]

I'd read a book with short stories

Call it 'Family treasures'

 

[bruceha2000]

I'd read a book with short stories

Call it 'Family treasures'

Yep! You see Blooie, some people only read really long novels and some people like shorts.
I'm thinking Erma Bombeck. I have no doubt you could write any number of "collections".

 

[Tomtommom]

50 shades of bloo -ie

(I have yet to touch that book and really have no desire to.. but a good word play, why yes, I will take it)