We came to Banff, we always do, We love it so, though it’s not new, A chance to hike with kids and packs, Play games and eat…and just RELAX!...

Cute. Or slimy. You decide. Twenty Froggies Twenty froggies went to school Down beside a rushy pool, Twenty little coats of green, Twenty ve...

Today is Fifty Day! And that means another challenge to tell a story using ONLY fifty words. Thank you so much, Adela , for opening this new...

Mark, right and Erik, with Grampa Tolley in the background To complete his master's degree, my husband moved our (then) little family to...

The three met in a New York bar, then made a night of it, Some drinks, some laughs, and, sure enough, did ‘paint the town’ a bit, Then final...

Coy-Bow. Sans guns . . .  My Dad had a speech impediment. Sometimes, he said things backwards. Oh, he could control it. He just chose not to...

The phone rang. She waited for her slumbering husband to answer, then, disgusted, climbed out and walked around the bed. “Hello?” “Hon? I we...

Former Maid Hits the Jackpot! Diane Stringam Tolley, Fiction Reporter Beaumont —   It’s true. Occasionally, everything just works out!   Dau...

My good friend Hank had worked a job for most his adult life. It supported all his family—his children and his wife. But Hank decided he’d b...

Best of Boomer Blogs! I'm way past excited to be included in this amazing group of bloggers. I mean, I've been reading them--some fo...

With Sally growing up in our fair city, the long-suffering citizens have had to get used to terms like: Code Red. APB. Emergency. And the ho...

Oh, how I admire the unabashed, unashamed innocence of the two year old… Sweet little voice in the background during my and Daughter’s recen...

  Blair in winter. Just add mouse... Guest post by Little Brother, Blair. We had little furry critters (mice) that were common around the ra...