Sunday Scribblings Left Unsaid

In a few days my brother will be forty seven

I plan to do a tribute to him then!

For now this is my contribution to Sunday Scribblings!

This weeks Prompt is " What is the future of the planet?"

Left unsaid

There are so many things I need to say

but I can’t

There are things I worry about

for good reason

and others needlessly

My brother has a polyp

on his esophagus

he’s never smoked a day in his life

his voice is raspy now

for several months

they say it’s fine

he’s omitted essential information

during doctor visits

he lives a comfortable life

but it’s been tough

he has worked hard

played hard

his body is pristine on the outside

well preserved

at a cost

he is young for his mid age

he was an orphan at thirty

everything has been about the external

while the internal

has been nutritionally fed

it’s been neglected too

so when you ask me

to talk about

the future of the planet

I can’t tell you that

I'm not a psychic

I’m not a scientist

Not usually a pessimist

but here’s the thing

my dad died of

cancer of the esophagus

Right now

I can only hope

and pray

that the planet is fine

that my only

sibling

my brother

is too!

Illustration Friday " Wrinkles"

Illustration Friday

Wrinkles

Embrace each line,

For it carries wisdom of experience

Weathered blustery storms of

Grief, dissension, and exhaustion

Fought off contempt and condemnation

Cajoled through distasteful circumstances

Worked through adverse conditions

Carried burdens of loved ones debris

They are scars of grace and honor

Rightfully earned with strength of spirit,

Acumen of understanding locked away

Yet eagerly shared with the boldly interested!

Thursday Thirteen #3 "Scents I adore"

Digital Illustration " Sing to Me"

Thursday Thirteen #3

Thirteen scents I adore!

Filigree by Thyme mixed with Patchouli very difficult to find the filigree

Presence by Mont Blanc

Indecence by Organza

Vita Bath plus for the bath my daughter keeps me well supplied

Bees Flower brand Sandal wood soap been using is since I was a kid

Amber Romance by Victoria Secret

Baking cookies especially oatmeal or chocolate chip

Barbequed steak or chicken

Brewing coffee

Nag Champa Incense

Tide with downy

Baked bread

Campfire

Five of My favorite things in the kitchen!

My Thai Salad

Five Things I value most in my kitchen in order of my favorite!

My really good very small paring knife….I’d be lost without it! Cost about nine dollars!

My t-fal wok pan, or any t-fal frying pan Does anything from a great omelet, to a wonderful stir fry, I also use it to cook my veggies for a fabulous thai salad too!

My blender is a must as we throw fruit in it daily to make healthy drinks.

The coffee pot is on at the very least once a day as I revere great cup of coffee with freshly ground beans in my little coffee grinder!

Of course my six month old fridge, because mine was on the fritz for so long!

What do you Value in your kitchen?

Five of my favorite food staples for cooking with

1) Fresh Garlic goes in almost everything!

2) Onions can’t live without them; they also enhance almost every dish!

3) Mayonnaise…..I can make any salad dressing or sauce as long as I have mayo as a base

4)Kraft zesty Italian dressing, for Greek salads, you can marinade anything it, enhances flavor with it as well!

5) Cheese, medium cheddar, Monterey jack, and Parmesan are always in my fridge….

What are your favorite staples!

Sunday Scribblings " Compose"

Sunday Scribblings this week brought to mind two scenarios for the "Prompt Compose" but they feel a bit dark, so I just had to end on a lighter note!


Exposed

Sniveling in Shock

Soaked and Disheveled

Guided across the street

Seated on a chair

Vomiting at my feet

Mortification magnified

Audience observes

Multiple flashing red lights

Painfully

I compose myself

To give a statement

My Mother in her uniform, on the way to work

Hospital Room

Flanking the bed

We each hold a hand

Death rattle haunts us

During the vigil

Body heat elevates

Scorching

Like fresh brewed coffee

We release her hand

Heat rises

Above her silent body

We wail

Fix her hair

And makeup

Compose ourselves

Leave the room

To begin our grief

35TH Birthday with my funny friend!

Composing Hysterics

Huge spider hugs

My windshield

Terror evokes

Wiper activated

Motionless it clings

Inhaling fear

Knowing my child

Will soon return

Panic ensues

I search for a branch

Circling the car

Stranger notes my anxiety

Offers assistance

Relieved I consent

Chuckling he removes

The fake culprit

Lurking in the woods

My friend

The instigator

Awaits a reaction

I bellow her name

In a screech of contempt

As I belly laugh into hysterics

Then compose

Jolted emotions

For the drive home

Sunday Scribblings "Fearless"

Sunday Scribblings prompt Fearless

Fiendish

Shuffled daily down the hall

Armed with rage and irrationality

Scanning the room in search of disdain

Spewing obscenities senselessly

Tumultuous tremors resonate

Befuddled intimates aghast

Paralyzed by the unfounded fury

Apprehensive appeasement ensues

Quickly they bustle to

Calm the boorish belligerence

Restoring order from

Callused insults and absurdity

Angst and anger exit

The instant he departs

Leaving tranquility

To cleanse the abode

Music is tuned in, turned up

Joy and dancing commence

For a few short interval in the day

They court glee fearlessly!

Sunday Silly

This is a codicil to my car ordeal! So glad I’m not alone in my follies!

Thursday Thirteen best decisions

Papa Geno's Restaurant in London Photos credited to Pepper

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen of the best decisions I’ve made in my life!

1) Being a voice for children, with a concentrated effort to show them direction while giving them comfort, love and a peaceful place to stay during distressful times.

2)Being by my mother’s bedside during her three month stint in palliative care! Long and grueling days turned into precious last moment blessings. Finally my mother was able to see and appreciate my authentic side the way others knew me!

3) Buying a house I couldn’t afford in 1985 ended up to be lucrative decision I never regretted!

4) Another good decision was divorcing my husband of twenty three years eleven years ago! I never missed him one day, I have never looked back

5)Choosing not to take retribution with those who persecuted me has been an insightful decision. There are no winners in a game of warfare!

6)Not partnering up after my divorce was an excellent choice and gave me time to date my creative muse

7) Being open to the intimate dynamics of people, and loving those who don’t necessarily love me back.You can never love too many people.

8)Blogging was one the top best decision I ever made. Forcing me to write, and express my artistic side, while it introduced me to some great like minded cyber pals!

9)Being generous and thoughtful when I was fiscally comfortable, because now that I have less, I find it’s been returned more than ten fold.

10)Choosing to let go of the need for perfection, it was exhausting, and many times fruitless.

11)Making a regular habit of questioning whether I was happy in certain areas of my life. It forced me to opt out of toxic situations, to design a lifestyle more conducive to my personal interests and growth.

12).Believing there is a higher power! Choosing to live peacefully and have faith that I’m where I’m supposed to be, that my thoughts become things!

13)My very best decision was to fight for custody of my daughter. Although there was an exorbitant cost, over time it proved to be my very wisest decision ever! Not one day do I regret having her nestled safely under my roof!

Sunday Scribblings Photo

Young

Old

Mystery man

I borrowed this off your website, if you visit, please don't be offended! I took it with the best intention. Although I will anonymously credit you, I hesitate to divulge who you are! Oh and Happy Birthday too! Creepy eh?
But of course with your cyber intelligence no doubt can track right back to me. I just hope you don't!

Sunday Scribbling "Photo"

I almost restrained myself from publishing this post. I'm embarrassed these meandering thoughts surface on occasion. I've managed to squelch them for over three years now! It must be the dawn of spring that takes me back to that instant Attraction I felt when I first observed him. Just think of me as a secret admirer, rather than a weirdo! Somehow it seems the male version of these feeling are less gauche! Any logic of a connection would be insane! However it does make me question who I am!

Unknown

“Who are you?” a stranger might curiously ask.

I can’t say I could answer in specifics

Invisibly I trace my youthful face in one photo

Jumping ahead almost thirty years to the next

Still there is no sure answer

Nothing concrete

Too many bricks of complexity

Stacked tall,

Unlikely worth the catapult attempt

To a response

Still unidentified

Soul vicariously roams

Contemplating uncensored

Romance

With creativity

Yet at times

I feel a mysterious pinch

Wanderlust prodding

Me into cyber space

Skulking intelligence

Peering with insatiable curiosity

Devouring every word

Of his online journal

Like a ravenous female letch

Captivated by a

Man near half my age

I am left hanging

Betwixt

Wonder and lust

Left unsure

I can ever answer

Who I am!

First Thursday Thirteen

Ribs I had Christmas eve, I'd not had them in years!

Cheddar Cheese Perogies

Chicken dinner Ava had on Peppers wedding day!

Thursday Thirteen Thirteen things I cook in rotation, the first six regularly, the next five once a month or two months, and the last two for special occasions!

1) Chicken Wraps with vegetables

2) Cheddar Cheese perogies with fried onion, and Greek salad

3)Baked skinless chicken breast, either Asian dressing or, baked potato, Greek salad, asparagus

4) Spaghetti with hot Italian sausages, Caesar salad

5) Stir fry Chicken breasts, with every vegetable imaginable and rice

6) Pizza

7) Spinach stuffed pasta with salad

8) Sweet and sour pork with rice and Greek salad

9) Homemade macaroni with cheddar cheese salad

10) Roast beef, potatoes, zucchini and garden salad or carrots, or broccoli

11) Home made oven baked breaded chicken strips, and jojo potatoes, Greek salad!

12)Curried shrimp, or chicken because Pepper doesn’t like shrimp with Greek salad

13) Special occasions Shrimp fettuccini, (heart attack on a plate) very rare occasions

Writers Island " Torrid"

Prayers for my dear friends (L,S,B,C,D,S,L)
who are facing life altering tribulations at the moment.
Wishing you resolve, positive news, acceptance, comfort, and hope.
My heart is with all of you.

As you can see I was experimenting with different color on these digital pieces.
Altering the colors of our life to see which ones work best
can be a road to finding ways to cope.

Writers Island prompt " Torrid"

Daunting

Trepidation peeks

In the window

Awaiting the ambush

On sanctity

Cavalier in command

Ubiquitous pain

Impales

Disrupting normalcy

Expunging solace

Bound by sorrow

With no escape

Weighted by torrid

despair