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I am embarking on a new cycle in my life. I am expressing myself in the best possible way that I know how, and that is to make you laugh.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My father: 8 of 143
Growing up on the farm on Cherry Fork Road was a lot of fun. We raised tobacco, had a HUGE garden, dabbled in the hog business and had a few cows and chickens. We had a tractor, a wagon, and a manure spreader as well as various lawn mowers, rototillers and chainsaws. Give a man a chainsaw and it's like giving candy to a fa... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Anniversary: 2 of 13
Foundations were formedA few years backIt is hard to figure16 to be exactNo one thought it would lastWhere are theyWhere are theyThey are relics from the pastTime will continueon its forward marchtwo gray haired beautieshappily walking the BEACHForward momentumoh can't you seeIts here right nownot on tvGet up come with meto d... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fishing: 8 of 46
I Let The Worms GoI just recently got back from vacation and am just now getting back into the swing of things. I opened the refrigerator door to check out what was needed from the grocery store and was met with an unusual looking container. It was a small round blue plastic container with holes punched in the lid. (Uh oh!) I... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Christmas traditions: 5 of 26
I've been going to the same Christmas tree farm for the last fifty years. I've been such a regular customer that the proprietor of said farm lets me drive the John Deere tractor and wagon to haul my tree in after I have made my selection. For all of you city dwellers that think a Christmas tree farm is something set up on a v... More..
Home & Garden > Furniture Old furniture: Creative ways to reuse or get rid of it: 4 of 19
My mom was beginning to get panicky because Thanksgiving was getting closer by the day and she needed to get things spiffed up around the house. She mentioned that she wanted to get rid of the old couch and I volunteered to help. She thought we might get it loaded up onto Dad's old temperamental Chevy pickup and haul it off t... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Family: 52 of 169
I've mentioned before that my mom lives way up a holler halfway up the side of a mountain. It's kinda out in the boonies if you know what I mean. Anyhow, the men in my family have always had chickens and Mom has hated every one of them. She likes having fresh eggs but not the messes that they leave behind. Invariably, one al... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Matters of the heart: 6 of 17
Chat rooms, Match.com, eHarmony, I had tried them allNo luck, no love, all alone with myselfMy gaze drifted up and then down the hallI spied your picture, the one up on the shelfHow did it go so bad?My mind wanders back to the night you leftTears flowing tears flowingHearts breaking hearts breakingDoors slammingHow did it go ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting (Other) Dealing with an antiques dealer: How to negotiate the best price: 3 of 8
As a frequent visitor to many yard sales in my area I jumped at the chance to go to the World's Longest Yard Sale that stretches through five states over a four day period every August. The yard sale winds for 654 miles from West Unity, Ohio to Gadsden, Alabama. And trust me when I say that a lot of people participate in this... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The true meaning of Christmas: 14 of 36
A holiday tradition that many people in southern Ohio enjoyed throughout the years was a visit to see the lights. Actually, it was called Rudd Christmas Farm and it featured almost a million lights by the time it closed in 1999. The light display was nestled in the hills of southern Ohio near the Shawnee National Forest in a ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Going to the hospital: 12 of 27
I've been spending a lot of the time at the hospital lately visiting with a sick relative. It sure does wear you out; not only is the patient irritable most days but the family gets that way too. Just when you think the doctors, nurses, housekeepers, and business office people have decided to stop coming into the room for a f... More..