One Woman's Quest II

Growing with gratitude for life's challenges

Long Legs

November 13, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Bird Weekly challenge: long legged birds.)

Oh To Wade In Calm Waters

November 6, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Bird Weekly: Wading Birds

I dream that I am teaching again, and having assigned the class independent work, I am spending time connecting with each student to see if they are grasping the material. It’s my favourite part of teaching, and I wake up wondering if I’ll ever have that feeling again. So rewarding. It is bittersweet, growing old. […]

Fatal Fury

Really wasn’t your faultthis fury that overcame –Words evoked onslaught,a raging river of pain. Didn’t mean to push you,miscalculated my aim,swimming in swamp watersnot a recommended game. You floundered, gurgled,cursed me by name –our love story, now viralbrought an alligator fame. (Image my own. Tale is totally fictional, I promise.)