Welcome to the He Hideth My Soul blog tour with one of my favorite people, Faith Blum! For those of you who don't know Faith, she is a 20-something newly married author of multiple books in various genres. She loves to write, read, play piano, knit, crochet, sew, watch movies, and spend time with her husband. She lives in Wisconsin in a small town with her husband and … [Read more...]
Dog Saturday
My Take DiVoran Lites Reblogged 2/18/18 from Old Things R New Morning Dogs: We walked into Lowe’s not expecting dogs One tiny old and disabled Pekinese on a blanket in a buggy One terrier carried by a young man With an old man’s long scraggly beard He shows the on-off light on the dog’s collar This is for when he goes out at night It’s for in case a hawk or … [Read more...]
Giovanni and the Magnolia Tree
By DiVoran Lites Hot pink flowers growing through green grass Yellow cosmos glowing to be seen Cherry laurel with a network of roots Choke the yard. Call them choke-cherries. A neighbor who owns a store knocks On our door, wants to know if he can chop our Chokers that grow yellow, inedible seed pods That drop to the ground like accomplices … [Read more...]
Hanging Out the Clothes
Reblogged from Old Things R New by DiVoran Lites Under the clothesline. Light layer of snow on the ground Mother bends down and reaches up Bends down and reaches up She tells me this is how the cord Got wrapped around my neck Before I was born She teaches me how to hang clothes on the line I like the pinching clothespins best But we … [Read more...]
A whole lot of butter
For the holidays, I like to share homemade items with friends and family. This year I finally took the plunge and made some body butter. Hop over to my cooking blog, Rebekah Lyn's Kitchen to see how it turned out! My mom is plagued with dry skin and she is loving it. My mom, Onisha wanted me to include this photo. She is loving it. She found it on … [Read more...]