Creative writing exercise #2

Todays assignment was to grab an old photo album, pick out the 14th picture, look at it for 2-3 minutes and write how this picture made you feel. Critiques welcome :) Enjoy!



The blue eyed, blonde haired girl about two years old is sitting on a braided wool rug in the living room at her Grammies house. One of the straps on her blue plaid sundress has fallen off of her tiny shoulder, her hair is in disarray and one of her little white socks is falling off. This child couldn’t care less, she is all smiles as she empties the contents of her Barbie pink play purse onto the rug with excitement.
Seeing this picture of my daughter at two years old (I was twenty-two) having not a care in the world brings many an emotion. Where did the time go? I hear people say, “It seems like just yesterday...(fill in the blank)” but to me, this picture, my daughter at two years old, seems like an eternity ago.
I also hear many people say, “When I think about my almost grown child, I feel so old!” To me, this picture, my daughter at two years old, does not make me feel old. I still wonder where did the time go? How did it go by so fast? I would not trade our lives for anything but I would be lying if I said I didn’t miss how easy it was to make her as happy as she was the day she was at her Grammies house cluttering the floor with her treasures.

Creative writing exercise #1

I love to write and am finding it difficult to do so because there are so many things rumbling around in my mind. Having my mind cluttered with day to day "stuff" I am looking for some writing discipline. Google led me to creativewritingprompts.com so I am going to give these a shot! The 1st prompt was for me to pick an object the room, close my eyes, think about it, open my eyes and write about the object without looking at it. So, I cheated. I was outside and I chose a planter to write about but I looked at it the whole time. Enjoy! :)


Atop a wrought iron table sits an old bowl made of metal, looking similar to an old military helmet. Through the rust you can see this bowl had been painted long ago in a vibrant sky blue. He found the bowl on an adventure in the arid deserts of Arizona and it is apparent some young fire arm enthusiast used this bowl for target shooting. The bullet holes that riddle the bowl are more rusted than any other part of the bowl creating a wonderful outlaw rustic look. When he found this bowl he knew exactly what he would use it for and now the bowl, atop a wrought iron table houses a wonderful bouquet of rosemary he can use in the creative dishes he makes for his family.